length
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/leŋkθ/
🇬🇧
/leŋkθ/
noun
B1
how long something is from end to end
The river has a length of 300 miles.
B1
how long something is
Look at the length of his hair!
B1
how long something lasts
This will reduce the length of time you wait.
B1
how long a book or movie is
The book has a length of 800 pages.
R
as long as mentioned
She has shoulder-length hair.
R
one full swim across a pool
He swims 50 lengths every day.
R
a horse or boat's length used to measure race distance
The horse won by two lengths.
R
a long piece of something
Wood is sold in lengths of 2, 5, or 10 meters.
translation
how long something is from end to end; how long something is; how long something lasts; how long a book or movie is; as long as mentioned; one full swim across a pool; a horse or boat's length used to measure race distance; a long piece of something
Word Forms
Plural
lengths