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After a very long time; eventually; over a long period of time; more generally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
after a very lengthy period of time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- she will succeed in the long run
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: in the end
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
40 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
a llarg termini
— eventually
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Danish:
i det lange løb
— eventually
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Danish:
på længere sigt
— eventually
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Danish:
i den lange ende
— eventually
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Dutch:
op den duur
— eventually
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Dutch:
op termijn
— eventually
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Dutch:
uiteindelijk
— eventually
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Finnish:
ajan mittaan
— eventually
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Finnish:
ajan oloon
— eventually
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Finnish:
pidemmän päälle
— eventually
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Finnish:
pitkällä aikavälillä
— eventually
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Finnish:
pitkällä tähtäimellä
— eventually
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French:
à terme
— eventually
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French:
à long terme
— eventually
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French:
à la longue
— eventually
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Galician:
a longo prazo
— eventually
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German:
auf lange Sicht
— eventually
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German:
langfristig
— eventually
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Greek:
μακροπρόθεσμα
(makropróthesma)
— eventually
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Hungarian:
hosszú távon
— eventually
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Icelandic:
er til lengdar lætur
— eventually
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Icelandic:
til lengdar
— eventually
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Icelandic:
í lengdina
— eventually
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Icelandic:
í lengd
— eventually
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Irish:
i ndeireadh na dála
— eventually
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Italian:
a lungo termine
— eventually
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Italian:
alla lunga
— eventually
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Italian:
a lungo andare
— eventually
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Italian:
nel lungo termine
— eventually
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Korean:
결국에는
(gyeolgugeneun)
— eventually
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Polish:
na dłuższą metę
— eventually
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Portuguese:
a longo prazo
— eventually
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Russian:
долгосро́чно
(dolgosróčno)
— eventually
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Russian:
в перспекти́ве
(v perspektíve)
— eventually
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Scottish Gaelic:
anns an ùine fhada
— eventually
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Scottish Gaelic:
aig a' cheann thall
— eventually
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Spanish:
a largo plazo
— eventually
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Spanish:
a la larga
— eventually
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Swedish:
i det långa loppet
— eventually
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Swedish:
i längden
— eventually