Meaning of length | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.
   countable, uncountable
2. Duration.
   countable, uncountable
3. longitude
4. to make or become longer. I'll have to lengthen this skirt; The days are lengthening now that the spring has come. verleng يُطَوِّل удължавам alongar(-se) prodloužit verlängern forlænge; blive længere μακραίνωalargar pikendama, pikenema دراز کردن pidentää allonger לְהַאֲרִיך लम्बा करना, दीर्घ करना produžiti (se) (meg)hosszabbít; hosszabbodik memanjangkan lengja allungare, allungarsi 伸びる 늘이다 (pa)ilginti, ilgėti pagarināt; pagarināties memanjangkan langer worden, verlengenforlenge, bli lengrepr...
5. The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race.
   countable, uncountable
6. in the direction of the length. She folded the towels lengthways. in die lengte طولا، بالطّول надлъж ao comprido na délku der Länge nach på langs κατά μήκος longitudinalmente, a lo largo pikuti از رازا pituussuunnassa dans le sens de la longueur לָאוֹרֶך लम्बाई में po dužini hosszában memanjang langsum nel senso della lunghezza 縦に 세로로 išilgai gareniski; garumā memanjang overlangs på langs, etter lengdenwzdłuż, na długość د اوږدوالى له مخى ao comprido în lungime в длину; вдоль na dĺžku po dolg...
7. Distance between the two ends of a line segment.
   countable, uncountable
8. of great, often too great, length. This essay is interesting but lengthy. langdradig مُطَوَّل، مُسْهَب дълег longo (příliš) dlouhý langatmig langtrukken μακροσκελήςlargo, extenso liiga pikk دراز؛ طویل pitkä long אָרוֹך מְאוֹד लम्बा, अपविस्तृत podugačak hosszadalmas terlalu panjang langdreginn prolisso 長たらしい 매우 긴 per ilgas, ištęstas pārāk garš; []stiepts lama landurig, langdradiglangtrukken, omstendelig przydługi اوږد longo (prea) lung растянутый (príliš) dlhý razvlečen dugačak lång[dragen, -r...
9. The distance down the pitch that the ball bounces on its way to the batsman.
   countable, uncountable
10. to do anything, no matter how extreme, dishonest, wicked etc, to achieve a particular aim. She'd go to any lengths to get herself promoted. niks ontsien nie يَفْعَلُ كل ما يَسْتَطيع минавам през огън и лед ir a extremos nezastavit se před ničím alles Erdenkliche tun gøre alt κάνω το παν, χρησιμοποιώ όλα τα μέσα hacer lo que sea para conseguir algo ei löö millegi ees risti ette به هر قیمتی کاری را انجام دادن tehdä mitä vain ne reculer devant rien pour לִנקוֹט בְּכָל הָאֶמצָעִים किसी काम की सीम...
    etc
11. Total extent.
    countable, figuratively, uncountable
12. longitud, largo; extensión, distancia;___ of time → período de tiempo;
13. Part of something that is long; a physical piece of something.
    countable, uncountable
14. The state, quality, or fact of being long. See Usage Note at strength.
15. A penis.
    countable, slang, uncountable
16. The measurement of the extent of something along its greatest dimension: the length of the boat.
17. A unit of script length, comprising 42 lines.
    countable, uncountable
18. A piece, often of a standard size, that is normally measured along its greatest dimension: a length of cloth.
19. The number of cards held in a particular suit.
    countable, uncountable
20. A measure used as a unit to estimate distances: won the race by a length.
21. The amount of time for which the taste of wine lingers on the palate after swallowing or spitting it out, measured in caudilies.
    countable, uncountable
22. Extent or distance from beginning to end: the length of a novel; the length of a journey.

Equivalents

Examples

“Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.”

“the length of a book”

“a length of rope”

“a length of hair”

“, Bride for the Billionaire Bear Shifter His cock felt firm under her palm, and her mouth watered as she imagined wrapping her lips around his length.”

“[…] open your book of the play, which you have previously carefully perused, and at the same time marked with the proper calls, as thus: a length (or 42 lines) before an entrance, with a pen make a figure on the margin, […]”

“The boy was engaged to write out parts at a penny a length (42 lines) for Chetwood, who then charged the manager, […]”

“An artificial bid doesn't necessarily show length in the suit being bid, it has an altogether different meaning.”

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