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for long

for long prepositional phrase: for a considerable period of time.

Prepositional phrase

  1. For a considerable period of time.
    • I hadn’t known him for very long when we got married.
    • The difference in spelling between they're and their has for long caused confusion.

Questions about for long

What does for long mean?
For long means for a considerable period of time.
What part of speech is for long?
For long is a prepositional phrase.

Words near for long in the dictionary

  1. for land's sake alive
  2. for land's sakes
  3. for land's sakes alive
  4. for laughs
  5. for life
  6. for long
  7. for loop
  8. for loops
  9. for love nor money
  10. for love or money
  11. for me

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