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goes long

goes long is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go long.

Meaning of go long

Verb

go long (third-person singular simple present goes long, present participle going long, simple past went long, past participle gone long)

  1. (intransitive) To buy a financial product, such as a share, so as to profit from a rise in its value; compare go short.
    • I would recommend going long on tech stocks this year.
  2. To run far from the person throwing a ball in order to receive a long pass; (especially American football, Canadian football) to run down the field away from the quarterback to receive a long or Hail Mary pass.
    • He yelled to Steve "Go long!" just as the ball was snapped.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, long.

Questions about goes long

What is goes long the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes long is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go long.

Words near goes long in the dictionary

  1. goes into the long grass
  2. goes it
  3. goes it alone
  4. goes left
  5. goes like a dream
  6. goes long
  7. goes mental
  8. goes missing
  9. goes moggy
  10. goes nap
  11. goes nap on

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