"long-standing" meaning in English

See long-standing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: longer-standing [comparative], more long-standing [comparative], longest-standing [superlative], most long-standing [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|longer-standing|more|sup=longest-standing}} long-standing (comparative longer-standing or more long-standing, superlative longest-standing or most long-standing)
  1. Having existed for a long time. Translations (having existed for a long time): дългогодишен (dǎlgogodišen) (Bulgarian), отдавнашен (otdavnašen) (Bulgarian), pitkäaikainen (Finnish), de longue date (French), ancien (French), langjährig (German), langgedient (German), jahrelang (German), seit langer Zeit bestehend (German), langbestehend (German), altgedient (German), alt (German), सनातन (sanātan) (Hindi), di vecchia data (Italian), di lunga durata (Italian), di lunga data (Italian), inveterātus (Latin), tūroa (Maori), mauki (Maori), årelang (Norwegian Bokmål), årelang (Norwegian Nynorsk), de longa data (Portuguese), de larga data (Spanish), lâu đời (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-long-standing-en-adj-zbE6Cnq2 Categories (other): Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of 'having existed for a long time': 94 6
  2. Having been done for long enough time to become convention. Translations (having been done for long enough time to become convention): altbewährt (German), alteingeführt (German), altgedient (German), eingeführt (German)
    Sense id: en-long-standing-en-adj-nVBF~MAT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of 'having been done for long enough time to become convention': 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: longstanding

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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