Qu'est-ce qu'un long? Qu'est-ce qu'un long? Extending or traveling a relatively great distance.Having relatively great height; tall.Having the greater length of two or the greatest length of several: the long edge of the door. Of relatively great duration: a long time. Of a specified linear extent or duration: a mile long; an hour long. Made up of many members or items: a long shopping list. Extending beyond an average or standard: a long game. Extending or landing beyond a given boundary, limit, or goal: Her first serve was long. Tediously protracted; lengthy: a long speech. Concerned with distant issues; far-reaching: took a long view of the geopolitical issues. Involving substantial chance; risky: long odds. Having an abundance or excess of: "politicians whose résumés are long on competence” ( Margaret Garrard Warner). Having a holding of a commodity or security in expectation of a rise in price: long on soybeans. Linguistics Having a comparatively great duration. Used of a vowel or consonant.Grammar Of, relating to, or being the English speech sounds (ā, ē, ī, ō, o͞o) that are tense vowels or diphthongs.Stressed or accented. Used of a syllable in accentual prosody.Being of relatively great duration. Used of a syllable in quantitative prosody.During or for an extended period of time: The promotion was long due. At or to a considerable distance; far: She walked long past the end of the trail. Beyond a given boundary, limit, or goal: hit the return long. For or throughout a specified period: They talked all night long. At a point of time distant from that referred to: That event took place long before we were born. Into or in a long position, as of a commodity market.A long time: This won't take long. Linguistics A long syllable, vowel, or consonant.