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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
how long en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Meanings
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Used literally: what length.
How long is that piece of string?
I don't know how long the Amazon River is.
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Used literally: what duration.
How long have you already been here (for)? ~ Since last Friday
How long are you here for? ~ Until the end of next month.
How long is it to lunch?
How long ago did you stop playing tennis?
Deriveds
How long is a piece of string?
Translations (14)
hu milyen hosszú (how long (distance)) · de wie lange (how long (distance)) · cmn 多長 /多长 (how long (distance)) · tl gaano katagal (how long (duration)) · cs jak dlouho (how long (distance)) · et kui kaua (how long (distance)) · es que largo (how long (distance)) · ru како́й длины́ (how long (distance)) · gd dè cho fad 's (how long (distance)) · gd c' fhad (how long (distance)) · mk колку долг (how long (distance)) · nl hoe lang (how long (distance)) · fi kuinka pitkä (how long (distance)) · hu mekkora (how long (distance))
how long en · ADV
Pronunciation
Meanings
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Used literally: for what duration.
How long have you lived in Chicago?
He won't tell me how long he is going to stay.
How long I slept I cannot tell, for I had nothing to guide me to the time, but woke at length, and found myself still in darkness.
[1898], J[ohn] Meade Falkner, Moonfleet, London; Toronto, Ont.: Jonathan Cape, published 1934, →OCLC:
Translations (53)
fr depuis quand (how long (length of time)) · it da quando (how long (length of time)) · hu meddig (how long (length of time)) · cmn 多久 (how long (length of time)) · es cuánto tiempo (how long (length of time)) · fi kuinka kauan (how long (length of time)) · hu mennyi ideig (how long (length of time)) · ja どれくらい (how long (length of time)) · vi bao lâu (how long (length of time)) · ka რამდენი ხნით (how long (length of time)) · lo ດົນປານໃດ (how long (length of time)) · pt quanto tempo (how long (length of time)) · ar كَم وَقْتًا (how long (length of time)) · sv hur länge (how long (length of time)) · ja どれぐらい (how long (length of time)) · zdj muda hindri (how long (length of time)) · it quanto tempo (how long (length of time)) · ko 얼마나 (how long (length of time)) · ka რა ხანგრძლივობით (how long (length of time)) · he עַד מָתַי (how long (length of time)) · hu mennyi ideje (how long (length of time)) · th นานเท่าไร (how long (length of time)) · ga cé chomh fada (how long (length of time)) · fr pour combien de temps (how long (length of time)) · ka რა ხანგრძლივობის (how long (length of time)) · ja どの位 (how long (length of time)) · ga cén fad (how long (length of time)) · fr combien de temps (how long (length of time)) · ru как до́лго (how long (length of time)) · ru ско́лько (how long (length of time)) · fi kuinka pitkään (how long (length of time)) · ga cáide (how long (length of time)) · th นานแค่ไหน (how long (length of time)) · pl jak długo (how long (length of time)) · gd c' fhad (how long (length of time)) · km យូរប៉ុណ្ណា (how long (length of time)) · te ఎందాక (how long (length of time)) · ka რამდენ ხანს (how long (length of time)) · da hvor længe (how long (length of time)) · ja どの位 (how long (length of time)) · la quamdiu (how long (length of time)) · de wie lange (how long (length of time)) · gd dè cho fad 's (how long (length of time)) · km ប៉ុន្មានត (how long (length of time)) · es desde cuándo (how long (length of time)) · ga cá fhad (how long (length of time)) · sh koliko dugo? (how long (length of time)) · ar إِلَى مَتَى (how long (length of time)) · hu mióta (how long (length of time)) · fr depuis combien de temps (how long (length of time)) · nrf combian d'temps (how long (length of time)) · pt desde quando (how long (length of time)) · he כַּמָּה זְמַן (how long (length of time))