1.b> ; ; how long do you mean to stay in London? ? we've long been intending to call on you ; we can't wait any longer, we can wait no longer ; he does not work [live] here any longer [];
2.b> ( i>); long after ; long before , ; I knew him long before I knew you ; long ago / since / , ;
3.b> .i> : all day [night] long [ ], [ ] ; all his life long , ;
as longb> asb> ) , ; , ; you may stay there as long as you like , ; ) , , ; , , ; so longb> asb> = as long as; so long!b> .i> ! longb> live!b> ..! ..! long live the king! !