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Longtime

adjective/lˈɔŋtaɪm/
Definition
of long duration
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/lˈɔŋtaɪm/
🇬🇧British English
/lˈɒŋtaɪm/
🇮🇳Indian English
/lˈɒŋtaɪm/
2 syllables Say it as /lˈɔŋtaɪm/.
Examples
Parts of Speech
adjectiveof long duration
“a longtime friend”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
schon lange
von langer Dauer
🇫🇷French
longue durée
de longue durée
🇪🇸Spanish
desde hace mucho tiempo
de larga duración
🇮🇹Italian
a lungo
di lunga durata
🇳🇱Dutch
oud
van lange duur
🇵🇹Portuguese
de longa data
de longa duração
🇷🇺Russian
много времени
длительного действия
India
🇮🇳Hindi
लंबे समय तक
लंबी अवधि का
🇧🇩Bengali
দীর্ঘ সময়
দীর্ঘ সময়ের
🇮🇳Tamil
நீண்ட காலமாக
நீண்ட காலம்
🇮🇳Telugu
దీర్ఘకాలం
దీర్ఘకాలం
🇮🇳Marathi
दीर्घकाळ
दीर्घ कालावधीचे
🇮🇳Gujarati
લાંબા સમયથી
લાંબા ગાળાના
🇮🇳Kannada
ದೀರ್ಘಕಾಲದ
ದೀರ್ಘಾವಧಿಯ
🇮🇳Malayalam
നീണ്ട കാലം
ദീർഘകാലം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਲੰਬਾ ਸਮਾ
ਲੰਬੀ ਮਿਆਦ ਦੇ
🇵🇰Urdu
طویل عرصے سے
طویل مدت کے
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
很久
持续时间长的
🇯🇵Japanese
長い間
長期間の
🇰🇷Korean
오랫동안
장기간의
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lâu năm
có thời gian dài
🇹🇭Thai
นานมาแล้ว
เป็นระยะเวลานาน
🇮🇩Indonesian
lama
berdurasi lama
🇵🇭Filipino
matagal na
ng mahabang tagal
🇲🇾Malay
lama
berdurasi panjang
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
منذ وقت طويل
ذات مدة طويلة
🇮🇷Persian
طولانی مدت
با مدت طولانی
🇹🇷Turkish
uzun süredir
uzun süreli
🇮🇱Hebrew
זמן רב
לטווח ארוך
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'longtime'?
The primary meaning of 'longtime' is 'of long duration'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'longtime' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'longtime' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'longtime' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'longtime' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'longtime' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'longtime' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'longtime' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'longtime' in regular conversations?
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