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adjective (of great, often too great, length: This essay is interesting but lengthy.) langtrukken, omstendeligadj. \/ˈleŋθɪ\/1) lang, lengre, langvarig, i lengste laget2) (for) utførlig, vidløftig, omstendelig, trukket ut -
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leŋƟ1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) lengde, varighet2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) stykke, lengde3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) (heste-/båt)lengde•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
- go to any lengthslengdesubst. \/leŋθ\/1) lengde• what's the length of the wall?2) ( om tid) lengde, varighet, langvarighet3) strekning, utstrekning4) ( om størrelse) stykke, bit, lengde, stump5) (om tapet, stoff e.l.) lengde6) ( cricket) avstand (til ballens nedslag, den rette avstand til en kastet ball)7) (fonetikk, om vokal) lengdeat arm's length ( også overført) på en armlengdes avstand på strak armat full length meget utførlig, fullstendig, uttømmende i hele sin lengde, i sin fulle lengde, utstraktat great length meget utførlig, inngående, lenge og vel, detaljertat length til slutt, endelig lengeutførlig, omstendelig, inngående, i detalj langt om lengeat some length temmelig utførlig, ganske utførlig, ganske detaljertfall all one's length ramle så lang man ergo the whole length ( overført) ta skrittet fullt utgo to any\/all lengths gå til det ytterste, ikke vike tilbake for noe, ty til alle midlergo to great lengths ( overført) gå svært langt, strekke seg svært langtgo to the length of ( overført) gå så langt som åin length langkeep a good length (sport, spesielt cricket) holde rett avstand, kaste passe langtlength of time tida length of years en årrekkelie full length ligge så lang man erof some length lengre, av lengre varighetthroughout one's length i hele sin lengde -
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noun (a period of continuous action, meeting etc: I read the whole book at one sitting; The committee were prepared for a lengthy sitting.) i ett strekk; møte, samlingsesjonIsubst. \/ˈsɪtɪŋ\/1) sitting (det å sitte)2) ( kunst) posering3) ( politikk) møte, samling4) forklaring: tid som tilbringes med en aktivitet5) (i kirke, teater e.l.) sitteplass, benkeplass6) ( zoologi) ruging, rugetid, liggetid7) ( om egg) kullat one sitting i ett strekk, på en gangIIadj. \/ˈsɪtɪŋ\/1) ( også overført) sittende, nåværende2) ( zoologi) rugende3) ( om mål) som er lett å treffe4) ( jakt) sittende (som ikke løper eller flyr)sitting hen rugehøne, liggehøne
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Lengthy — Length y ( [y^]), a. [Compar. {Lengthier} ( [i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Lengthiest}.] Having length; rather long or too long; prolix; not brief; said chiefly of discourses, writings, and the like. Lengthy periods. Washington. Some lengthy additions.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lengthy — ☆ lengthy [leŋk′thē, leŋ′thē ] adj. lengthier, lengthiest having length; long; esp., too long, or so long as to be tiresome [a lengthy voyage, a lengthy sermon] lengthily adv. lengthiness n … English World dictionary
lengthy — I (prolix) adjective digressive, discursive, garrulous, long winded, loquacious, talky, verbose II (prolonged) adjective elongated, extensive, far reaching, gaunt, lengthened, made to last, prosy, protracted, rangy, sesquipedalian, spare,… … Law dictionary
lengthy — 1759, Amer.Eng., from LENGTH (Cf. length) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Until c.1840 always characterized in British English as an Americanism. Related: Lengthily; lengthiness … Etymology dictionary
lengthy — [adj] extended diffuse, dragging, drawn out, elongate, elongated, interminable, lengthened, long, longish, long winded, overlong, padded, prolix, prolonged, protracted, tedious, tiresome, verbose, very long, wearisome, windy, wordy; concepts… … New thesaurus
lengthy — ► ADJECTIVE (lengthier, lengthiest) ▪ of considerable or unusual duration. DERIVATIVES lengthily adverb … English terms dictionary
lengthy — [[t]le̱ŋθi[/t]] lengthier, lengthiest 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n You use lengthy to describe an event or process which lasts for a long time. ...a lengthy meeting. ...the lengthy process of filling out passport application forms. 2) ADJ GRADED: usu … English dictionary
lengthy */ — UK [ˈleŋθɪ] / US adjective Word forms lengthy : adjective lengthy comparative lengthier superlative lengthiest long, often lasting for longer than you want or expect There is a lengthy and complicated application procedure. It s a fairly lengthy… … English dictionary
lengthy — length|y [ˈleŋθi] adj comparative lengthier superlative lengthiest [usually before noun] 1.) continuing for a long time, often too long ≠ ↑brief ▪ A lengthy period of training is required. ▪ An accident is causing some lengthy delays. 2.) a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
lengthy — length|y [ leŋθi ] adjective * long, often lasting for longer than you want or expect: There is a lengthy and complicated application procedure. It s a fairly lengthy report. After a lengthy period of negotiation, agreement was finally reached … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lengthy — lengthily, adv. lengthiness, n. /lengk thee, leng , len /, adj., lengthier, lengthiest. 1. having or being of great length; very long: a lengthy journey. 2. tediously verbose; very long; too long: a lengthy speech. [1680 90, Amer.; LENGTH + Y1] * … Universalium