length
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
How often you will meet it
Rank 634 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 30,135 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.014% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place the length of the table was 5 feet
- continuance in time also: duration the ceremony was of short durationhe complained about the length of time required
- the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words
- size of the gap between two places also: distance the distance from New York to Chicagohe determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points
- a section of something that is long and narrow a length of timbera length of tubing
length in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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At length the day previous to the important one arrived.
The Station · William Carleton · Chapter 1
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Her successes have varied inversely as the length of her trunk-hose.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1
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In fact, the greater part of the pleasure-seekers are taken--at full length.
Sketches by Seymour — Volume 04 · Robert Seymour · Chapter 1
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How far this was a popular superstition, and to what length his learning went, it is impossible to say.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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However, we attained there at length, and made the greater haste, because our stomachs were exceedingly sharp and hungry.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1