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length  (lngkth, lngth, lnth)

n.

1. The state, quality, or fact of being long. See Usage Note at strength.

2. The measurement of the extent of something along its greatest dimension: the length of the boat.

3. A piece, often of a standard size, that is normally measured along its greatest dimension: a length of cloth.

4. A measure used as a unit to estimate distances: won the race by a length.

5. Extent or distance from beginning to end: the length of a novel; the length of a journey.

6. The amount of time between specified moments; the duration: the length of a meeting.

7. Extent or degree to which an action or policy is carried. Often used in the plural: went to great lengths to prove his point.

8. Linguistics

a. The duration of a vowel.

b. The duration of a syllable.

9. The vertical extent of a garment. Often used in combination: knee-length; floor-length.

Idiom:

at length

1. After some time; eventually: At length we arrived at our destination.

2. For a considerable time; fully: spoke at length about the court ruling.

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[Middle English, from Old English lengthu; see del-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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length [lɛŋkθ lɛŋθ]

n

1. the linear extent or measurement of something from end to end, usually being the longest dimension or, for something fixed, the longest horizontal dimension

2. the extent of something from beginning to end, measured in some more or less regular units or intervals the book was 600 pages in length

3. a specified distance, esp between two positions or locations the length of a race

4. a period of time, as between specified limits or moments

5. something of a specified, average, or known size or extent measured in one dimension, often used as a unit of measurement a length of cloth

6. a piece or section of something narrow and long a length of tubing

7. the quality, state, or fact of being long rather than short

8. (usually plural) the amount of trouble taken in pursuing or achieving something (esp in the phrase to great lengths)

9. (often plural) the extreme or limit of action (in phrases such as to any length(s), to what length(s) would someone go, etc.)

10. (Literature / Poetry) Prosody Phonetics the metrical quantity or temporal duration of a vowel or syllable

11. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) the distance from one end of a rectangular swimming bath to the other Compare width [4]

12. (Literature / Poetry) Prosody the quality of a vowel, whether stressed or unstressed, that distinguishes it from another vowel of similar articulatory characteristics. Thus (iː) in English beat is of greater length than (ɪ) in English bit

13. (Team Sports / Cricket) Cricket the distance from the batsman at which the ball pitches

14. (Group Games / Bridge) Bridge a holding of four or more cards in a suit

15. NZ informal the general idea; the main purpose

at length

a.  in depth; fully

b.  eventually

c.  for a long time; interminably

[Old English lengthu; related to Middle Dutch lengede, Old Norse lengd]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	length - the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place; "the length of the table was 5 feet" physical property - any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions dimension - the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height) circumference - the length of the closed curve of a circle diam, diameter - the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference radius, r - the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere longness - the property of being of long spatial extent; "one gene causes shortness and the other causes longness" shortness - the property of being of short spatial extent; "the shortness of the Channel crossing" fundamental measure, fundamental quantity - one of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement
	2.	length - continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required" duration temporal property - a property relating to time longness - duration as an extension protraction, lengthiness, prolongation, continuation - the consequence of being lengthened in duration endlessness - the property of being (or seeming to be) without end shortness - the property of being of short temporal extent; "the shortness of air travel time" brevity, briefness, transience - the attribute of being brief or fleeting permanence, permanency - the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration impermanence, impermanency - the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations
	3.	length - the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end; "the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words" extent - the distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent"
	4.	length - size of the gap between two places; "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points" distance leg - (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack size - the physical magnitude of something (how big it is); "a wolf is about the size of a large dog" arm's length - a distance sufficient to exclude intimacy gauge - the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train light time - distance measured in terms of the speed of light (or radio waves); "the light time from Jupiter to the sun is approximately 43 minutes" skip distance - the shortest distance that permits radio signals (of a given frequency) to travel from the transmitter to the receiver by reflection from the ionosphere wingspan, wingspread - linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil wingspread - distance between the tips of the wings (as of a bird or insect) when fully extended altitude - the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex (or side if parallel)
	5.	length - a section of something that is long and narrow; "a length of timber"; "a length of tubing" segment, section - one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"

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length

noun

1. distance, reach, measure, extent, span, longitude It is about a metre in length.

2. duration, term, period, space, stretch, span, expanse His film is over two hours in length.

3. piece, measure, section, segment, portion a 30ft length of rope

4. lengthiness, extent, elongation, wordiness, verbosity, prolixity, long-windedness, extensiveness, protractedness I hope the length of this letter will make up for my not having written earlier.

at length

5. at last, finally, eventually, in time, in the end, at long last At length, my father went into the house.

6. for a long time, completely, fully, thoroughly, for hours, in detail, for ages, in depth, to the full, exhaustively, interminably They spoke at length, reviewing the entire incident.

Translations

length [leŋ(k)θ]

A. N

1. (= size) → largo m, longitud f
what is its length?; what length is it? → ¿cuánto tiene or mide de largo?
two pieces of cable of roughly equal or the same length → dos trozos mpl de cable de aproximadamente el mismo largo or la misma longitud
the tail was at least twice the length of the body → el rabo medía por lo menos el doble que el cuerpo
his trousers were never the right length for him → los pantalones nunca le quedaban bien de largo
it was two metres in length → tenía or medía dos metros de largo
they range in length from three to six metres → su longitud varía entre los tres y los seis metros
they vary in length → son de diferentes medidas
see also measure B1

2. (= extent)

2.1. [of street, river, house] the room runs the length of the house → la habitación tiene el largo de la casa
he walked the length of the beach → recorrió toda la orilla de la playa
I walked the entire length of the street → recorrí la calle de una punta a la otra
I have travelled the length and breadth of the country → he viajado a lo largo y ancho del país, he viajado por todo el país
see also arm ¹ 1

2.2. [of book, letter, essay] → extensión f
an essay 4,000 words in length → un ensayo de 4.000 palabras(de extensión)

2.3. to go to great lengths to do sth → esforzarse mucho para hacer algo
I'd go to any length(s) to protect her → haría cualquier cosa por protegerla
they went to extraordinary lengths to keep their relationship secret → llegaron a extremos insospechables para mantener su relación en secreto

3. (= duration) → duración f
a concert two hours in length → un concierto de dos horas de duración
length of service → antigüedad f, años mpl de servicio
we must reduce the length of time patients have to wait → tenemos que reducir el tiempo de espera de los pacientes
you couldn't keep that effort up for any length of time → un esfuerzo así no se puede mantener(durante)mucho tiempo
if you were outside for any length of time you'd freeze to death → si te quedases en la calle más de un cierto tiempo, morirías congelado

4.
at length (= finally) → finalmente, por fin; (= in detail) [discuss] → detenidamente; [explain] → con mucho detalle; [write] → extensamente; (= for a long time) → largo y tendido
she spoke at (some) length → habló largo y tendido
he would quote Shakespeare at great length → se recreaba dando interminables citas de Shakespeare

5. (= piece) [of rope, wire, tubing] → trozo m, pedazo m; [of cloth] → largo m, corte m; [of track, road] → tramo m
dress length → largo m para vestido

6. [of vowel, syllable] → duración f, cantidad f (Tech)

7. (Sport) (in horse races) → cuerpo m; (in rowing) → largo m; [of pool] → largo m
to win by half a length/four lengths → ganar por medio cuerpo/cuatro cuerpos

B. CPD length mark N (Ling) → signo m de vocal larga

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length [ˈlɛŋθ]

n

(= dimension) [object, animal] → longueur f
I noticed the length of her fingers → Je remarquais la longueur de ses doigts.
It grows to a length of three or four metres → Il atteint une hauteur de trois ou quatre mètres.
They travelled the length of the island
BUT Ils ont voyagé d'un bout à l'autre de l'île.
what length is it? → quelle longueur ça fait?
it is 2 metres in length → cela fait 2 mètres de long

(= duration) [film, book, article] → longueur f; [file] → taille f
length of time → temps m
the length of time it takes to train hospital staff → le temps que cela prend de former du personnel hospitalier
the length of time it took to complete the investigation → le temps qu'a pris l'enquête avant d'être bouclée
for any length of time
He hated to be away from her for any length of time → Il détestait se retrouver loin d'elle, ne fût-ce que pendant une courte période.
To be unemployed for any length of time can force a person to re-evaluate his life → Être au chômage, ne serait-ce que pendant une courte période, peut forcer une personne à réévaluer sa vie. full-length

(= section) [road, pipe, rope] → tronçon m

(in swimming pool) → longueur f
to swim 10 lengths → nager dix longueurs

(in race) → longueur f
to win by 2 lengths → gagner de deux longueurs

at length (= at last) → enfin, à la fin
"What kind of thing?" asked Basson at length
BUT "Quel genre de chose ?" demanda Basson après un long silence.
At length he went into the house
BUT Il finit par entrer dans la maison.

at length (= lengthily) → longuement
They spoke at length → Ils ont parlé longuement.

lengths npl (= measures) to go to any lengths to do sth → faire n'importe quoi pour faire qch, ne reculer devant rien pour faire qch
to go to great lengths to do sth → déployer beaucoup d'efforts pour faire qch

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length

n

→ Länge f; a journey of considerable length → eine ziemlich lange or weite Reise; to be 4 feet in length → 4 Fuß lang sein; what length is it? → wie lang ist es?; what length do you want it? → wie lang hätten Sie es gerne?; of such length → so lang; the river, for most of its length, meanders through meadows → der Fluss schlängelt sich in seinem Verlauf größtenteils durch Wiesen; the pipe, for most of its length, … → fast das ganze Rohr …; along the whole length of the river/lane → den ganzen Fluss/Weg entlang; it turns in its own length → es kann sich um die eigene Achse drehen; (through) the length and breadth of England → in ganz England; travel → kreuz und quer durch ganz England; the length of skirts → die Rocklänge; at full length → in voller Länge

(= section, of cloth, rope, pipe) → Stück nt; (of wallpaper) → Bahn f; (of road) → Abschnitt m; (of pool) → Bahn f, → Länge f

(of time) → Dauer f; (= great length) → lange Dauer; at such length → so lange; we didn’t stay any (great) length of time → wir sind nicht lange geblieben; the length of time needed → die Zeit, die man dazu braucht; in that length of time I could have … → in dieser Zeit hätte ich …; for any length of time → für längere Zeit; for what length of time? → für wie lange?; length of life (of people) → Lebenserwartung f; (of animals) → Lebensalter nt; (of machine) → Lebensdauer f; length of service with a company → Betriebszugehörigkeit f; length of service with the army → Dienstjahre pl → bei der Armee; at length (= finally) → schließlich; (= for a long time) → lange, ausführlich, lang und breit (pej)

(Phon, Poet, Sport) → Länge f; to win by half a length → mit einer halben Länge siegen

to go to any lengths to do something → vor nichts zurückschrecken, um etw zu tun; to go to great lengths to do something → sich (dat) → sehr viel Mühe geben or alles Mögliche versuchen, um etw zu tun; to go to the length of … → so weit gehen, dass …

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length [lɛŋθ] n

a. (size, extent) → lunghezza; (duration) → durata
it is 2 metres in length → è lungo 2 metri
what is its length?, what length is it? → quant'è lungo?
throughout the length and breadth of Italy → in tutta Italia
to fall full length → cadere lungo/a disteso/a
length of time → periodo (di tempo)
for what length of time? → per quanto tempo?
1000 words in length → di 1000 parole
their team won the boat race by 2 lengths (Sport) → la loro squadra ha vinto la gara di canottaggio per 2 lunghezze
at length (at last) → finalmente (lengthily) → a lungo
to speak at length → dilungarsi, parlare a lungo
I even went to the length of sending her flowers → sono perfino arrivato al punto di mandarle i fiori
to go to any lengths to do sth → fare qualsiasi cosa pur di or per fare qc
she went to great lengths to make sure that ... → fece di tutto per assicurarsi che...

b. (piece, of road, pipe) → pezzo, tratto; (material) → taglio, altezza
a dress/skirt length → un taglio per vestito/gonna

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length

n length [leŋθ]

1 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. lengte طول дължина délka længde die Länge μήκος, διάρκεια longitud, largo pikkus طول؛ درازا pituus longueur; durée אוֹרֶך लम्बाई dužina hossz(úság); (idő)tartam panjang lengd lunghezza; durata 長さ 길이 ilgis, trukmė garums; ilgums panjang; tempoh lengte, duur lengde, varighet długość extensão lungime; durată длина; продолжительность dĺžka dolžina dužina längd ระยะห่าง uzunluk, boy 長度 довжина لمبائی، طول chiều dài 长度

2 a piece of something, especially cloth I bought a (3–metre) length of silk. lengte طول парче kus stykke das Stück κομμάτι pedazo, trozo tükk قواره kappale coupon אוֹרֶך लंबाई, किसी वस्तु की लंबाई, कपड़े के थान आदि की लंबाई dužina hosszú(ságú) sepotong tiltekin lengd af e-u taglio 特定の長さのもの (옷 등의) 특정한 길이 gabalas gabals; atgriezums panjang stuk stykke, lengde sztuka, kupon pedaço bucată, cupon отрез kus odmerjen kos (blaga) dužina längd, stycke ความยาว parça, boy (一)段 відрізок; шматок کپڑے کا قطعہ độ dài （一）段

3 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. lengte وِحْدَة قِياس дължина délka længde die Länge η μέτρηση από άκρη σε άκρη, η διαφορά ενός μήκους (π.χ. σε αγώνες) largo (võistlusvahendi) pikkus طول -mitta longueur אוֹרֶך विस्तार, फैलाव dužina hossz ukuran panjang hestslengd, bátslengd distanza 一馬［艇］身 (보트의) 1정신(艇身), (경마의) 1마신(馬身) (korpuso) ilgis (korpusa) garums jarak panjang lengte (heste-/båt)lengde długość comprimento QUERY lungi­me длина корпуса dĺžka dolžina dužina längd ความยาว boy 身長距離 довжина корпусу دوڑ کے مقابلے میں گھوڑے یا کشتی کی طول chung cuộc 身长距离

v lengthen

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 prodloužit forlænge; blive længere verlängern μακραίνω alargar pikendama, pikenema دراز کردن pidentää (r)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, verlengen forlenge, bli lengre przedłużyć, podłużyć, wydłużyć się alongar(-se) a (se) lun­gi, a (se) mări удлинять(ся) predĺžiť podaljšati (se) produžiti lägga ner, förlänga, göra (bli) längre ทำให้ยาวขึ้น uza(t)mak 使延長 подовжувати(ся); тягнутися لمبا ہونا یا کرنا kéo dài ra 使延长

adv lengthways/ˈlengthwise

in the direction of the length She folded the towels lengthways. in die lengte طولا، بالطّول надлъж na délku på langs der Länge nach κατά μήκος longitudinalmente, a lo largo pikuti از درازا 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 lengden wzdłuż, na długość ao comprido în lungime в длину; вдоль na dĺžku po dolgem uzduž på längden, längs efter ด้านยาว uzunluğuna, uzunlamasına 縱向地 у довжину; уздовж طولا متوازی theo chiều dọc 纵长地，纵向地

adj lengthy

of great, often too great, length This essay is interesting but lengthy. langdradig مُطَوَّل، مُسْهَب дълег (příliš) dlouhý langtrukken langatmig μακροσκελής largo, extenso liiga pikk دراز؛ طویل pitkä (trop) 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, langdradig langtrukken, omstendelig przydługi longo (prea) lung растянутый (príliš) dlhý razvlečen dugačak lång[] ยืดยาว çok uzun 過長的 дуже довгий, розтягнутий بہت لمبا dài 过长

at length

1 in detail; taking a long time She told us at length about her accident. uitvoerig بالتَّفْصيل подробен zeširoka udførligt; længe ausführlich λεπτομερώς, διεξοδικά en detalle, a fondo, largo y tendido põhjalikult به تفصیل yksityiskohtaisesti en long et en large לִפרָטִים विस्तार से potanko részletesen terinci í smáatriðum diffusamente, a lungo 詳しく 상세히 išsamiai gari un plaši dengan panjang lebar uitvoerig utførlig, uttømmende szczegółowo longamente pe larg делально; пространно zoširoka na dolgo detaljno länge, utförligt อธิบายโดยละเอียด ayrıntılarıyla, uzun uzadıya 詳細地 докладно تفصیل سے chi tiết 详细地

2 at last At length the walkers arrived home. uiteindelik في النهايَه، وأخيرا най-накрая konečně langt om længe endlich τελικά por fin lõpuks بالاخره lopulta enfin לְבַסוֹף अंत में napokon végre akhirnya loksins alla fine, finalmente やっと 마침내 pagaliau beidzot akhirnya uiteindelijk langt om lenge w końcu por fim până la urmă наконец konečne končno konačno slutligen, sent omsider ในที่สุด nihayet, en sonunda 最後 нарешті آخر کار sau cùng 最后

go to any lengths

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 nezastavit se před ničím gøre alt alles Erdenkliche tun 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 सीमा, हद, चरम सीमा ići do kraja mindent elkövet melakukan segalanya svífast einskis (fare carte false per) どんな事でもやる 무슨 짓이든지 하다 nieko nepaisyti, nesiskaityti su priemonėmis neapstāties nekādu šķēršļu priekšā melakukan apa saja niets ongedaan laten ikke vike tilbake for noe posunąć się do ostateczności ir a extremos a face orice идти на всё nezastaviť sa pred ničím iti do skrajnosti ne ustuknuti ni pred čim gå hur långt som helst, inte sky ngt พยายามถึงที่สุด her yola başvurmak, allem etmek kallem etmek 千方百計﹐不擇手段 підти на все; вжити всіляких засобів کسی حد تک بھی چلے جانا sẵn sàng làm bất cứ điều gì 竭尽全力

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length → طول délka længde Länge μήκος longitud pituus longueur dužina lunghezza 長さ 길이 lengte lengde długość comprimento длина längd ความยาว uzunluk chiều dài 长度