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gone long

gone long is the past participle 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 gone long

What is gone long the past participle of?
Gone long is the past participle of go long.

Words near gone long in the dictionary

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

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