adj · adv · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Becoming evident after a relatively long time period.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Extending over a relatively long time period.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adv
Meaning 3
Over a relatively long period of time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: short-term
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
relating to or extending over a relatively long time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the long-run significance of the elections
the long-term reconstruction of countries damaged by the war
a long-term investment
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: long-run, semipermanent
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
55 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
երկարաժամկետ
(erkaražamket)
— becoming evident after a relatively long time period
Danish:
langtids-
— becoming evident after a relatively long time period
Finnish:
pitkän aikavälin
— becoming evident after a relatively long time period
French:
à long terme
— becoming evident after a relatively long time period
Galician:
a longo prazo
— becoming evident after a relatively long time period
Georgian:
გრძელვადიანი
(grʒelvadiani)
— becoming evident after a relatively long time period
German:
Langzeit-
— becoming evident after a relatively long time period
Greek:
μακροπρόθεσμος
(makropróthesmos)
— becoming evident after a relatively long time period
Māori:
pae tawhiti
— becoming evident after a relatively long time period
Norwegian Bokmål:
langtids-
— becoming evident after a relatively long time period
Polish:
długoterminowy
— becoming evident after a relatively long time period
Portuguese:
a longo prazo
— becoming evident after a relatively long time period
Serbo-Croatian:
dugoročan
— becoming evident after a relatively long time period
Spanish:
a largo plazo
— becoming evident after a relatively long time period
Swedish:
långtids-
— becoming evident after a relatively long time period
Thai:
ระยะยาว
— becoming evident after a relatively long time period
Turkish:
uzun vadeli
— becoming evident after a relatively long time period
Armenian:
երկարաժամկետ
(erkaražamket)
— extending over a relatively long time period
Bulgarian:
дългосрочен
(dǎlgosročen)
— extending over a relatively long time period
Catalan:
a llarg termini
— extending over a relatively long time period
Chinese Mandarin:
長期 /长期
(chángqī)
— extending over a relatively long time period
Czech:
dlouhodobý
— extending over a relatively long time period
Danish:
langvarig
— extending over a relatively long time period
Danish:
langsiktig
— extending over a relatively long time period
Dutch:
langdurig
— extending over a relatively long time period
Dutch:
langlopend
— extending over a relatively long time period
Dutch:
langetermijn-
— extending over a relatively long time period
Finnish:
pitkän aikavälin
— extending over a relatively long time period
Finnish:
pitkäaikainen
— extending over a relatively long time period
Finnish:
pitkäaikais-
— extending over a relatively long time period
Finnish:
pitkäjänteinen
— extending over a relatively long time period
Finnish:
pitkäkestoinen
— extending over a relatively long time period
French:
à long terme
— extending over a relatively long time period
Galician:
a longo prazo
— extending over a relatively long time period
German:
langfristig
— extending over a relatively long time period
German:
langanhaltend
— extending over a relatively long time period
Greek:
μακροπρόθεσμος
(makropróthesmos)
— extending over a relatively long time period
Indonesian:
jangka panjang
— extending over a relatively long time period
Italian:
a lungo termine
— extending over a relatively long time period
Japanese:
長期の
(chōki no)
— extending over a relatively long time period
Māori:
tūroa
— extending over a relatively long time period
Norwegian Bokmål:
langvarig
— extending over a relatively long time period
Norwegian Bokmål:
langsiktig
— extending over a relatively long time period
Polish:
długoterminowy
— extending over a relatively long time period
Portuguese:
duradouro
— extending over a relatively long time period
Portuguese:
a longo prazo
— extending over a relatively long time period
Russian:
долгосро́чный
(dolgosróčnyj)
— extending over a relatively long time period
Russian:
дли́тельный
(dlítelʹnyj)
— extending over a relatively long time period
Russian:
долговре́менный
(dolgovrémennyj)
— extending over a relatively long time period
Serbo-Croatian:
dugoročan
— extending over a relatively long time period
Serbo-Croatian:
dugotrajan
— extending over a relatively long time period
Spanish:
a largo plazo
— extending over a relatively long time period
Swedish:
långvarig
— extending over a relatively long time period
Swedish:
långsiktig
— extending over a relatively long time period
Turkish:
etraflıca
— extending over a relatively long time period