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Used literally: what length.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- How long is that piece of string?
- I don't know how long the Amazon River is.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Used literally: what duration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 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?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Used literally: for what duration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- How long have you lived in Chicago?
- He won't tell me how long he is going to stay.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
67 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
多長 /多长
(duō cháng)
— how long (distance)
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Czech:
jak dlouho
— how long (distance)
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Dutch:
hoe lang
— how long (distance)
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Estonian:
kui kaua
— how long (distance)
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Finnish:
kuinka pitkä
— how long (distance)
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German:
wie lange
— how long (distance)
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Hungarian:
milyen hosszú
— how long (distance)
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Hungarian:
mekkora
— how long (distance)
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Macedonian:
колку долг
(kolku dolg)
— how long (distance)
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Russian:
како́й длины́
(kakój dliný)
— how long (distance)
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Scottish Gaelic:
dè cho fad 's
— how long (distance)
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Scottish Gaelic:
c' fhad
— how long (distance)
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Spanish:
que largo
— how long (distance)
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Arabic:
كَم وَقْتًا
(kam waqtan)
— how long (length of time)
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Arabic:
إِلَى مَتَى
(ʔilā matā)
— how long (length of time)
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Chinese Mandarin:
多久
(duōjiǔ)
— how long (length of time)
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Ngazidja Comorian:
muda hindri
— how long (length of time)
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Danish:
hvor længe
— how long (length of time)
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Finnish:
kuinka pitkään
— how long (length of time)
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Finnish:
kuinka kauan
— how long (length of time)
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French:
pour combien de temps
— how long (length of time)
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French:
depuis combien de temps
— how long (length of time)
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French:
depuis quand
— how long (length of time)
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French:
combien de temps
— how long (length of time)
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Georgian:
რამდენი ხნით
(ramdeni xnit)
— how long (length of time)
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Georgian:
რამდენ ხანს
(ramden xans)
— how long (length of time)
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Georgian:
რა ხანგრძლივობით
(ra xangrʒlivobit)
— how long (length of time)
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Georgian:
რა ხანგრძლივობის
(ra xangrʒlivobis)
— how long (length of time)
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German:
wie lange
— how long (length of time)
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Hebrew:
כַּמָּה זְמַן
(káma zman)
— how long (length of time)
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Hebrew:
עַד מָתַי
('ad matáy)
— how long (length of time)
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Hungarian:
meddig
— how long (length of time)
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Hungarian:
mennyi ideig
— how long (length of time)
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Hungarian:
mióta
— how long (length of time)
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Hungarian:
mennyi ideje
— how long (length of time)
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Irish:
cá fhad
— how long (length of time)
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Irish:
cén fad
— how long (length of time)
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Irish:
cé chomh fada
— how long (length of time)
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Irish:
cáide
— how long (length of time)
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Italian:
quanto tempo
— how long (length of time)
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Italian:
da quando
— how long (length of time)
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Japanese:
どの位
(donokurai)
— how long (length of time)
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Japanese:
どの位
(donogurai)
— how long (length of time)
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Japanese:
どれくらい
(dorekurai)
— how long (length of time)
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Japanese:
どれぐらい
(doregurai)
— how long (length of time)
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Khmer:
ប៉ុន្មានត
(ponmaan tɑɑ)
— how long (length of time)
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Khmer:
យូរប៉ុណ្ណា
(yuu ponnaa)
— how long (length of time)
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Korean:
얼마나
(eolmana)
— how long (length of time)
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Lao:
ດົນປານໃດ
(don pān dai)
— how long (length of time)
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Latin:
quamdiu
— how long (length of time)
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Norman:
combian d'temps
— how long (length of time)
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Polish:
jak długo
— how long (length of time)
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Portuguese:
quanto tempo
— how long (length of time)
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Portuguese:
desde quando
— how long (length of time)
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Russian:
как до́лго
(kak dólgo)
— how long (length of time)
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Russian:
ско́лько
(skólʹko)
— how long (length of time)
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Scottish Gaelic:
dè cho fad 's
— how long (length of time)
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Scottish Gaelic:
c' fhad
— how long (length of time)
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Serbo-Croatian:
koliko dugo?
— how long (length of time)
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Spanish:
cuánto tiempo
— how long (length of time)
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Spanish:
desde cuándo
— how long (length of time)
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Swedish:
hur länge
— how long (length of time)
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Tagalog:
gaano katagal
— how long (length of time)
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Telugu:
ఎందాక
(endāka)
— how long (length of time)
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Thai:
นานแค่ไหน
(naan kâe năi)
— how long (length of time)
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Thai:
นานเท่าไร
(naan tâo rai)
— how long (length of time)
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Vietnamese:
bao lâu
— how long (length of time)