Longe Definition
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English
Wikipedia has an article on: LongeingAlternative forms
- lunge (UK)
Etymology
From French allonger (“to lengthen”), or Latin longa (“long”).
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Pronunciation
Verb
to longe (third-person singular simple present longes, present participle longeing, simple past and past participle longed)
Noun
longe (plural longes)
- A long rope or flat web line, more commonly referred to as a longe line, approximately 20-30 feet long, attached to the bridle, longeing cavesson, or halter of a horse and is used to control the animal while longeing.
Translations
long rope used while longeingReferences
- “longe” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
Esperanto
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Adverb
longe
Latin
Etymology
From longus (“far, long”) + -ē. Compare English long and Icelandic langt and lengi.
Pronunciation
Adverb
longē (comparative longius, superlative longissimē)
- (of space) long, a long way off, far, far off, at a distance
- Longe absum.
- I’m far away.
- Longe absum ab ejus crimine.
- I’m far away from my crimes.
- Longe absum.
- (of time) long, for a long period of time
- widely, greatly, much, very much
Synonyms
- (far): longiter
Derived terms
Related terms
Related termsReferences
- longe in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
Portuguese
Adverb
longe (comparative mais longe superlative o mais longe)
- far, a long way
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