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long

used to talk about length

You use long when you are talking about the length of something.

The pool is ninety feet by twenty feet wide.

How is that side of the triangle?

talking about distance

You use a long way to talk about the distance from one place to another. You say, for example, ‘It’s a long way from here to Birmingham'.

I'm from London.

Be careful
Don't say ‘It’s long from here to Birmingham' or ‘I’m long from London'.

In negative sentences, you use far. You say, for example, ‘It’s not far from here to Birmingham'.

We rented a villa from the beach.

You also use far in questions. You say, for example, ‘How far is it from here to Birmingham?’

How is Tokyo from here?

Be careful
Don't use ‘long’ in negative sentences and questions like these.

When you are talking about the extent of a journey, you use as far as, not ‘as long as’. You say, for example, ‘We walked as far as the church’.

We went with Harold Bologna.

used to talk about time

In a negative sentence or a question, you can use long as an adverb to mean ‘a long time’.

Wilkins hasn't been with us .

Are you staying long?

You can also use long to mean ‘a long time’ after too or in front of enough.

He's been here .

You've been here to know what we're like.

However, don't use ‘long’ with this meaning in any other kind of positive sentence. Instead use a long time.

We may be here .

It may seem a long time to wait.

The comparative and superlative forms longer and longest can be used with this meaning in any kind of positive sentence.

Reform in Europe always takes than expected.

The study found that people who walk a lot live longest.

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