"long" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

long adverbio

verbo + long
Kolokacji: 314
take long • stay long • last long • wait long • live longer • grow longer • survive long • long sought • linger long • long argued • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 56
(2) stay, hesitate, delay, pause
Kolokacji: 4
(11) associate, plan, mean, aspire
Kolokacji: 4
(12) sleep, dream
Kolokacji: 2
(13) spend, cater, nurture
Kolokacji: 3
(16) dominate, overshadow, overlook
Kolokacji: 3
(21) stare, gaze
Kolokacji: 2
(23) complain, report, bemoan
Kolokacji: 3
(24) advocate, urge, warn, preach
Kolokacji: 4
(31) speak, talk, rumor
Kolokacji: 3
(37) keep, celebrate, court
Kolokacji: 3
(40) own, possess, boast, sport
Kolokacji: 4
(42) ignore, neglect
Kolokacji: 2
2. long neglected = długo zaniedbać long neglected
  • No predator long neglected to notice the prey in his midst.
  • He made himself useful, doing whatever manner of housekeeping and repairs had been long neglected by a damaged old man.
  • Saying public education had been long neglected, he said he would press for smaller classes.
  • Like an old house that had been long neglected.
  • The island's fortifications were substantial, but they had been long neglected, and much effort was put into repairing them.
  • Universal though cell death is to life, researchers have long either neglected the problem, or found it too overwhelming to approach.
  • The conditions of these rental units on the properties were extremely poor, having been long neglected by their previous ownership.
  • In other words, in some high schools like Jefferson, which has been long neglected, the dropout rate may be hovering around 90 percent.
  • For some reason the simplest chores had been long neglected.
  • "Ben, I have long neglected my wife and family."
(43) fear, dread
Kolokacji: 2
(46) hide, harbor
Kolokacji: 2
(50) predate, precede, antedate
Kolokacji: 3
(51) protect, surround
Kolokacji: 2
(52) accuse, charge, attribute
Kolokacji: 3
(53) reign, haunt, dog
Kolokacji: 3
(54) cultivate, train, excel
Kolokacji: 3
(55) cherish, yearn
Kolokacji: 2
(56) shun, ban
Kolokacji: 2
long + adjetivo
Kolokacji: 102
long overdue • longer necessary • long dead • longer interested • longer able • longer available • longer possible • longer active • ...
preposición + long
Kolokacji: 5
for long • on long • of long • before long • about long

Click on the heading to expand the collocation groups, collocations and sample sentences.