length (l ngkth, lngth, lnth)n. Idiom: 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. 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. [Middle English, from Old English lengthu; see del-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
length
Noun
1. the extent or measurement of something from end to end
2. a specified distance, esp. between two positions: the length of a cricket-pitch
3. a period of time, as between specified limits or moments
4. the quality, state, or fact of being long rather than short
5. a piece of something, usually longer than it is wide: a length of twine
6. (usually pl) the amount of trouble taken in doing something: to go to great lengths
7. Prosody, phonetics the duration of a vowel or syllable
8. at length
a. after a long interval or period of time
b. in great detail [Old English lengthu]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 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" 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" 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" 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" |
length
noun 4. lengthiness, extent, elongation, wordiness, verbosity, prolixity, long-windedness, extensiveness, protractedness >> at length 5. at last, finally, eventually, in time, in the end, at long last
6. for a long time, completely, fully, thoroughly, for hours, in detail, for ages, in depth, to the full, exhaustively, interminably
Translations
length [lɛŋθ] n (= size) → largo, longitud f (= section) [of road, pipe] → tramo: [of rope etc] → largo;
length [lɛŋθ] n → longueur f (= section) [of road, pipe etc] → morceau m, bout m;
length of time → durée f;
length [lɛŋθ] n → Länge f (= piece); Stück nt (= amount of time); Dauer f;
at length (= at last) → schließlich (= for a long time); lange;
length [lɛŋθ] n → lunghezza (= section) [of road, pipe etc] → pezzo, tratto;
length of time → periodo (di tempo);
what length is it? → quant'è lungo?;
it is 2 metres in length → è lungo 2 metri;
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 pala 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 ...만큼의 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 hevosen mitta, veneen mitta longueur אוֹרֶך विस्तार, फैलाव dužina hossz ukuran panjang hestslengd, bátslengd distanza 一馬［艇］身 1마신(馬身), 1정신(艇身) (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, pidetä (r)allonger לְהַאֲרִיך लम्बा करना, दीर्घ करना produžiti (se) (meg)hosszabbít; hosszabbodik memanjangkan lengja allungare, allungarsi 伸びる 길게 하다; 길어지다 (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 pituussuuntaan dans le de la sens longueur לָאוֹרֶך लम्बाई में po dužini hosszában memanjang langsum nel senso della lunghezza 縦に 길게, 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 liian pitkä (trop) long אָרוֹך מְאוֹד लम्बा, अपविस्तृत podugačak hosszadalmas terlalu panjang langdreginn prolisso 長たらしい 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 juurta jaksain en long et en large לִפרָטִים विस्तार से potanko részletesen terinci í smáatriðum diffusamente, a lungo 詳しく 상세하게 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 vihdoin enfin לְבַסוֹף अंत में napokon végre akhirnya loksins alla fine, finalmente やっと 결국 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 lo que sea hacer para conseguir algo ei löö millegi ees risti ette به هر قیمتی کاری را انجام دادن olla valmis mihin tahansa 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 모든 노력을 다하다 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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