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long-term

adj · adv · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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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
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