present participle of long

An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire. / The buying of a financial instrument with the expectation that its value will rise

plural of longing

present participle of long for

(computing, programming) A kind of integer variable, allowing a greater range of possible values than a long.

plural of long long

Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point (usually applies to horizontal dimensions; see Usage Notes below). / Having great duration.

(linguistics) A long vowel. / (prosody) A long syllable. / (music) A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.

(transitive, finance) To take a long position in.

Over a great distance in space. / For a particular duration. / For a long duration.