how long
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how long
- /ˌhaʊ ˈlɒŋ/
adjective
- Used literally: what length. How long is that piece of string?
- Used literally: what duration. How long are you here for? ~ Until the end of next month.
adverb
- Used literally: for what duration. How long have you lived in Chicago?
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adj how long (distance)
| Español | que largo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 多長 /多长 duō cháng |
| Deutsch | wie lange |
| Русский | како́й длины́ kakój dliný |
adv how long (length of time)
| Español | cuánto tiempo, desde cuándo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 얼마나 eolmana |
| 日本語 | どの位 donokurai, どの位 donogurai, どれくらい dorekurai, どれぐらい doregurai |
| 中文 | 多久 duōjiǔ |
| Português | quanto tempo, desde quando |
| Français | pour combien de temps, depuis combien de temps, depuis quand, combien de temps |
| Deutsch | wie lange |
| Italiano | quanto tempo, da quando |
| Русский | как до́лго kak dólgo, ско́лько skólʹko |
| Tiếng Việt | bao lâu |
| العربية | كَم وَقْتًا kam waqtan, إِلَى مَتَى ʔilā matā |
| עברית | כַּמָּה זְמַן káma zman, עַד מָתַי 'ad matáy |
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@misc{how_long_2026,
title = {how long},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/how%20long},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
