"long-distance" meaning in English

See long-distance in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: longer-distance [comparative], longest-distance [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|longer-distance|sup=longest-distance}} long-distance (comparative longer-distance, superlative longest-distance)
  1. Over a great length or distance. Translations (over a great length): на дълго разстояние (na dǎlgo razstojanie) (Bulgarian), 長途 (Chinese Mandarin), 长途 (chángtú) (Chinese Mandarin), 長跑 (Chinese Mandarin), 长跑 (chángpǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), dálkový (Czech), pitkän matkan (Finnish), Langstrecken- (German), táv- (english: running) (Hungarian), hosszútáv- (Hungarian), távolsági (english: transit) (Hungarian), długodystansowy (english: running) (Polish), dalekobieżny (english: transit) (Polish), uzun mesafe (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-long-distance-en-adj-~~3XyKs4 Disambiguation of 'over a great length': 100 0 0
  2. Referring to a non-local telephone call; a toll call. Translations (referring to non-local phone call): междуградски (meždugradski) (Bulgarian), 長途 (Chinese Mandarin), 长途 (chángtú) (Chinese Mandarin), kauko- (see: kaukopuhelu) (Finnish), interurbain (French), Fern- (German), távolsági (Hungarian), międzymiastowy (Polish)
    Sense id: en-long-distance-en-adj-BgUj34Sn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 78 13 Disambiguation of 'referring to non-local phone call': 2 85 13
  3. Referring to a romantic relationship: between two people with a considerable distance between them. Translations (referring to a romantic relationship: between two people with a considerable distance between them): 異地 (Chinese Mandarin), 异地 (yìdì) (Chinese Mandarin), na dálku (Czech), etä- (see: etäsuhde) (Finnish), Fern- (German), táv- (Hungarian), uzak mesafe (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-long-distance-en-adj-0NVbvr15 Disambiguation of 'referring to a romantic relationship: between two people with a considerable distance between them': 6 7 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: long distancer, long-distance relationship

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for long-distance meaning in English (6.3kB)

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