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Provided that, if, assuming (depending upon some condition or requirement).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- I don't mind if he stays there, as long as he cleans up after himself when he's done.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: so long as, provided
Antonyms: none provided
For the entire duration that; while; since.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- As long as you're here, you may as well help me with the garden.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, long.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- It took three times as long as I expected (= three times longer than I did).
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, long.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- These meetings can last as long as three hours.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
63 source translations are retained for this English entry.
-
Afrikaans:
solank
— while
-
Belarusian:
паку́ль
(pakúlʹ)
— while
-
Bulgarian:
докато
(dokato)
— while
-
Bulgarian:
по време на
(po vreme na)
— while
-
Catalan:
mentre
— while
-
Catalan:
tant que
— while
-
Chinese Mandarin:
...的時候 /...的时候
(...de shíhou)
— while
-
Chinese Mandarin:
當 /当
(dāng)
— while
-
Czech:
zatímco
— while
-
Czech:
dokud
— while
-
Dutch:
zolang
— while
-
Esperanto:
tiom longe kiom
— while
-
Esperanto:
tiel longe kiel
— while
-
Finnish:
niin kauan kuin
— while
-
French:
pendant que
— while
-
French:
tant que
— while
-
French:
tandis que
— while
-
Georgian:
სადამდეც
(sadamdec)
— while
-
German:
solange
— while
-
German:
während
— while
-
Gothic:
𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴
(þandē)
— while
-
Greek:
όσο
(óso)
— while
-
Hebrew:
כל עוד
(kol od)
— while
-
Hungarian:
amíg
— while
-
Hungarian:
ameddig
— while
-
Hungarian:
míg
— while
-
Icelandic:
á meðan
— while
-
Irish:
chomh fada is
— while
-
Italian:
mentre
— while
-
Japanese:
...間に
(...aida ni)
— while
-
Japanese:
...時に
(...toki ni)
— while
-
Korean:
하는 동안
(haneun dong'an)
— while
-
Latin:
dōnec
— while
-
Latin:
quamdiū
— while
-
Latin:
quoad
— while
-
Low German:
solang
— while
-
Low German:
wieldes
— while
-
Low German:
wielt
— while
-
Low German:
dewiel
— while
-
Low German:
wieldat
— while
-
Low German:
wiel dat
— while
-
Low German:
amangs
— while
-
Low German:
indes
— while
-
Low German:
wiel
— while
-
Low German:
inwiel
— while
-
Low German:
indem
— while
-
Norwegian:
medan
— while
-
Norwegian:
mens
— while
-
Old English:
swa lange swa
— while
-
Polish:
dopóki
— while
-
Polish:
skoro
— while
-
Portuguese:
enquanto
— while
-
Romanian:
în timp ce
— while
-
Russian:
пока́
(poká)
— while
-
Russian:
поку́да
(pokúda)
— while
-
Russian:
до тех по́р пока́
(do tex pór poká)
— while
-
Russian:
в то вре́мя как
(v to vrémja kak)
— while
-
Serbo-Croatian:
док
— while
-
Serbo-Croatian:
dok
— while
-
Slovak:
keďže
— while
-
Spanish:
mientras
— while
-
Swedish:
medan
— while
-
Ukrainian:
по́ки
(póky)
— while
