how long
English
Adjective
- Used literally: what length.
- How long is that piece of string?
- I don't know how long the Amazon River is.
- Used literally: what duration.
- 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?
Derived terms
Translations
how long (distance)
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Adverb
- Used literally: for what duration.
- How long have you lived in Chicago?
- He won't tell me how long he is going to stay.
- [1898], J[ohn] Meade Falkner, Moonfleet, London; Toronto, Ont.: Jonathan Cape, published 1934, →OCLC:
- How long I slept I cannot tell, for I had nothing to guide me to the time, but woke at length, and found myself still in darkness.
Translations
how long (length of time)
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