length
noun/leŋkθ/
Word Family
- long adjective adverb
- length noun
- lengthy adjective
- lengthen verb
Слово англійською: length
Переклад length українською: довжина
Детальний опис
- [uncountable, countable] the size or measurement of something from one end to the other
- Measure the length of the line from A to B.
- to estimate/calculate/increase/reduce the length of something
- in length The river is 300 miles in length.
- The snake usually reaches a length of 100 cm.
- Safety barriers will be installed along the full length of the road.
- He ran the entire length of the beach.
- Look at the length of that queue!
- He has to hold newspapers at arm's length to focus on the print.
- [uncountable] the quality of being long
- Did you see the length of his hair?
- [uncountable, countable] the amount of time that something lasts
- The average length of each song on the album is six minutes.
- These changes will shorten the length of time spent waiting for test results.
- She got a headache if she had to read for any length of time (= for a long time).
- Size of pension depends partly on length of service with the company.
- in length Each class is 45 minutes in length.
- [countable, uncountable] the amount of writing in a book, or a document, etc.; the amount of time that a film lasts
- There is a maximum length of 2 500 words.
- in length The document is over 800 pages in length.
- Her novels vary in length.
- (in adjectives) having the length mentioned
- shoulder-length hair
- [countable] the distance from one end of a swimming pool to the other
- He swims 50 lengths a day.
- I did 20 lengths today.
Wordfinder- armband
- dive
- flipper
- float
- goggles
- length
- paddle
- stroke
- swim
- water wings
- [countable] the size of a horse or boat from one end to the other, when it is used to measure the distance between two horses or boats taking part in a race
- The horse won by two clear lengths.
- [countable] a long, thin piece of something
- a length of rope/string/wire
- The timber is sold in lengths of 2, 5 or 10 metres.
see also long
size/measurement
time
of book/film
-length
of swimming pool
in race
long thin piece
Word OriginOld English lengthu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lengte, also to long (adjective).
Idioms
at length | at… length
- for a long time and in detail
- He quoted at length from the report.
- We have already discussed this matter at great length.
- She told me at length about her new job.
- (literary) after a long time
- ‘I'm still not sure,’ he said at length.
go to any, some, great, etc. lengths (to do something)
- to put a lot of effort into doing something, especially when this seems extreme
- She goes to extraordinary lengths to keep her private life private.
keep somebody at arm’s length
- to avoid having a close relationship with somebody
- He keeps all his clients at arm's length.
- She kept him at arm's length for months.
the length and breadth of…
- in or to all parts of a place
- They have travelled the length and breadth of Europe giving concerts.
- They travelled the length and breadth of the land.