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lang.

long; lengthy (in space or time)

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Meaning & usage

adj/laŋ(k)/[laŋ][laŋk]Northern, also
  1. long; lengthy (in space or time)

  2. tall

  3. many (indicating the length of the time in total)

    Er hat lange Jahre damit verbracht, diese Frage zu erörtern.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German lanc, from Old High German lang, from Proto-West Germanic *lang, from Proto-Germanic *langaz.

adv/laŋ(k)/[laŋ][laŋk]Northern, also
  1. alternative form of lange

    alt-of · alternative · colloquial
    Der Ausflug hat lang gedauert.
  2. long, sprawled, stretched (physically)

    Er lag lang auf der Erde.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German lanc, from Old High German lang, from Proto-West Germanic *lang, from Proto-Germanic *langaz.

postp/laŋ(k)/[laŋ][laŋk]Northern, also
  1. for (temporal)

    Er ist ein Jahr lang um die Welt gereist.
    Ich habe mein ganzes Leben lang die Relativitätstheorie studiert.
  2. alternative form of entlang

    alt-of · alternative · colloquial
    Gehen Sie einfach diese Straße lang!
    Wo lang? Hier lang!
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German lanc, from Old High German lang, from Proto-West Germanic *lang, from Proto-Germanic *langaz.

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