length


Definition: Meaning of, length in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / lɛŋ(k)θ;lɛn(t)θ /

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length lengths
  1. size [uncountable and countable] the measurement of how long something is from one end to the other [↪  breadth, width]
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  2. time [uncountable and countable] the amount of time that you spend doing something or that something continues [↪  duration]
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  3. books/films etc [uncountable and countable] the amount of writing in a book, or the amount of time that a film, play etc continues
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  4. run/stretch/walk etc the (full) length of something to go or move from one end to the other of something
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  5. shoulder-length/knee-length etc reaching down as far as your shoulders etc
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  6. go to some/great/any lengths (to do something) to try very hard or to do whatever is necessary to achieve something that is important to you
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  7. at (some/great etc) length if you talk at length about something, you talk about it for a long time
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  8. at (some/great etc) length literary after a long time
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  9. the length and breadth of the area/country/land etc in or through every part of a large area
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  10. piece [countable] a piece of something long and thin
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  11. in races [countable] the measurement of a horse, boat etc from one end to the other - used when saying how far the horse, boat etc is ahead of another
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  12. swimming [countable] the distance from one end of a swimming pool to the other
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length used in phrases

  • arm's length (noun)
    1. a distance sufficient to exclude intimacy
  • at arm's length (adverb)
    1. at some distance
  • at length (adverb)
    1. in a lengthy or prolix manner
  • body length (noun)
    1. the length of your body
  • cable length (noun)
    1. a nautical unit of depth
  • cable's length (noun)
    1. a nautical unit of depth
  • floor-length (adjective)
    1. long enough to reach the floor
  • focal length (noun)
    1. the distance between the centre of a lens and the focal point
  • full-length (adjective)
    1. full-length mirror/photograph/portrait etc a mirror etc that shows all of a person, from their head to their feet
    2. full-length skirt/dress/coat etc a skirt etc that reaches the ground, or is the longest possible for that particular type of clothing
    full-length (adverb)
    1. someone who is lying full-length is lying flat with their legs straight out
  • half-length (adjective)
    1. a half-length painting or picture shows the top half of someone's body
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