how long

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

Used literally: what length.
Used literally: what duration.

Equivalents

Españolcuánto tiempo desde cuándo que largo

Françaiscombien de temps depuis combien de temps depuis quandpour combien de temps

Deutschwie lange

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العربيةإِلَى مَتَى كَم وَقْتًا

Bosanskikoliko dugo

Češtinajak dlouho

Gaeilgecá fhad cáide cé chomh fadacén fad

Hrvatskikoliko dugo

Magyarmeddig mekkora mióta

Italianoda quando quanto tempo

日本語どの位どれくらい幾久

한국어얼마나

Kurdîîle

Nederlandshoe lang

Polskiile

Portuguêsdesde quando quanto tempo

Русскийкак до́лго како́й длины́сколько

Српскиkoliko dugo

తెలుగుఎందాక

ไทยนานเท่าไร

Tiếng Việtbao lâu

Examples

“How long is that piece of string?”

“I don't know ⟳ how long the Amazon River is.”

“How long are you here for? ~ Until the end ⟳ of next month.”

“How long have ⟳ you already been here (for)? ~ Since last ⟳ Friday”

“How long is it to lunch?”

“How long ago did you stop ⟳ playing tennis?”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

how manyth how-to Howardian howarditic howdahless Howellian

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