Skip to content
ontologydriven
Sign out

Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

as long as en · ADP

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, long.
    • These meetings can last as long as three hours.

as long as en · CCONJ

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) Provided that, if, assuming (depending upon some condition or requirement).
    • I don't mind if he stays there, as long as he cleans up after himself when he's done.
    • I don't care who you are, where you're from, what you did, as long as you love me 1997, Max Martin, Backstreet Boys, As Long as You Love Me:
  2. (idiomatic) For the entire duration that; while; since.
    • As long as you're here, you may as well help me with the garden.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, long.
    • It took three times as long as I expected (= three times longer than I did).

Deriveds

it doesn't matter what they say about you as long as they spell your name right

Synonyms

provided · so long as

Translations (63)

be паку́ль (while) · nds-de wiel dat (while) · nds-de wielt (while) · ka სადამდეც (while) · sh док (while) · fr tant que (while) · ja ...時に (while) · no medan (while) · cs zatímco (while) · ru поку́да (while) · nds-de indes (while) · cs dokud (while) · pl dopóki (while) · es mientras (while) · pt enquanto (while) · ko 하는 동안 (while) · nl zolang (while) · de solange (while) · pl skoro (while) · nds-de dewiel (while) · nds-de wiel (while) · it mentre (while) · cmn ...的時候 /...的时候 (while) · sk keďže (while) · sh dok (while) · la quamdiū (while) · nds-de inwiel (while) · nds-de wieldes (while) · ca mentre (while) · no mens (while) · hu míg (while) · fr pendant que (while) · ro în timp ce (while) · nds-de indem (while) · la quoad (while) · ang swa lange swa (while) · got 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴 (while) · is á meðan (while) · hu amíg (while) · uk по́ки (while) · ga chomh fada is (while) · de während (while) · eo tiel longe kiel (while) · cmn 當 /当 (while) · fr tandis que (while) · bg по време на (while) · sv medan (while) · ja ...間に (while) · la dōnec (while) · he כל עוד (while) · ca tant que (while) · fi niin kauan kuin (while) · ru пока́ (while) · el όσο (while) · ru до тех по́р пока́ (while) · nds-de solang (while) · nds-de amangs (while) · bg докато (while) · hu ameddig (while) · ru в то вре́мя как (while) · af solank (while) · nds-de wieldat (while) · eo tiom longe kiom (while)