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So long as there are earnest believers in the world, they will always wish to punish opinions, even if their judgment tells them it is unwise and their conscience that it is wrong.
Walter Bagehot

Meaning of "so long" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SO LONG

so long play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SO LONG

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
So long is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES SO LONG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of so long in the English dictionary

The definition of so long in the dictionary is farewell; goodbye. Other definition of so long is for the time being; meanwhile.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SO LONG

so
so as
so be it
so far
so far, so good
so help me
so much
so much for
so that
so there
so to speak
so what!
so-and-so
so-called
so-so
soak
soak test
soakage
soakaway
soaked

WORDS THAT END LIKE SO LONG

all along
along
as broad as it is long
before long
belong
come along
furlong
Geelong
get along
go along
lifelong
long
oblong
play along
prolong
schlong
Shillong
sing along
sing-along
summer-long

Synonyms and antonyms of so long in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «so long» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SO LONG

Find out the translation of so long to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of so long from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «so long» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

这么久
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hasta la vista
570 millions of speakers

English

so long
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बहुत लंबा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فترة طويلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

как долго
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

contanto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তাই দীর্ঘ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

si longtemps
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Begitu lama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

so lange
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

長い間
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

너무 오래
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Supaya dawa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quá lâu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மிகவும் தூரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खूप लांब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çok uzun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

così lungo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tak długo,
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

як довго
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

atât de mult timp
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εφ ´
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

so lank
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

så länge
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

så lenge
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of so long

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SO LONG»

The term «so long» is very widely used and occupies the 10.021 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SO LONG» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «so long» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «so long» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about so long

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10 QUOTES WITH «SO LONG»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word so long.
1
Hank Aaron
You can only milk a cow so long, then you're left holding the pail.
2
Colin Angle
The reason it has taken so long for the robotics industry to move forward is because people keep trying to make something that is cool but difficult to achieve rather than trying to find solutions to actual human problems. Technology can be extremely expensive if you don't focus.
3
Walter Bagehot
So long as there are earnest believers in the world, they will always wish to punish opinions, even if their judgment tells them it is unwise and their conscience that it is wrong.
4
Dorothea Brande
So long as new ideas are created, sales will continue to reach new highs.
5
Bernhard von Bulow
This fact lays on us - so long as the maintenance of good relations with Russia seems to us worth an effort - the duty of satisfying Russia that she has no need to fear any invasion of her sphere of interests on Germany's part.
6
Nayvadius Cash
My obsession with outer space is my way of being different. I make astronaut music. It takes an astronaut so long to get to space - that's how long it takes to catch up on my music.
7
Vince Clarke
I used to do all my programming on a BBC computer. It was limited to 16 tracks, and you used the keyboard, not a mouse, to input, but I was using it so long, I got quite fast at it.
8
Elmer Davis
This will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.
9
Christopher Dawson
You can give men food and leisure and amusements and good conditions of work, and still they will remain unsatisfied. You can deny them all these things, and they will not complain so long as they feel that they have something to die for.
10
Dustin Diamond
I've been in this business so long, it just doesn't faze me. I know what's going to happen before it happens.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SO LONG»

Discover the use of so long in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to so long and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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So Long, See You Tomorrow
After the murder and upheavals that follow, the boys never speak again. Fifty years on, the narrator attempts a reconstruction of those devastating events and the atonement of a lifetime's regret. 'One of the great books of our age.
William Maxwell, 2010
2
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
A portrait of an explosive decade, sparkling with inventive writing and conveying the essence of a generation, Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me, as Thomas Pynchon writes in the introduction, "comes on like the Hallelujah Chorus done ...
Richard Farina, 1996
3
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
Thirty years of celebrating the comic genius of Douglas Adams.
Douglas Adams, 2009
4
So Long, Insecurity: You've Been a Bad Friend to Us
So Long, Insecurity will strike a chord with women everywhere, as Beth speaks truth into the lives of readers, showing them how to deal with their innermost fears, rediscover their God-given dignity, and develop a whole new perspective—a ...
Beth Moore, 2010
5
So Long a Letter
An intense and poised novel in the form of a letter written by Ramatoulaye, who has recently been widowed.
Mariama Bâ, 1989
6
So Wrong for So Long: How the Press, the Pundits-- and the ...
Mitchell, editor of "Editor & Publisher" and noted press critic, offers his assessment of how well the media has--and has not--covered the war in Iraq.
Greg Mitchell, 2008
7
Been in the Storm So Long: The Aftermath of Slavery
Slaves No More 5. How Free is Free? 6. The Feel of Freedom: Moving About 7. Back to Work: The Old Compulsions 8. Back to Work: The New Dependency 9. The Gospel and the Primer 10. Becoming a People From the Trade Paperback edition.
Leon F. Litwack, 2010
8
So Long, Insecurity Group Experience
It's time to say, "So long!" to insecurity and focus instead on becoming the wives, mothers, sisters, daughters, and friends God intended us to be.Join noted Bible teacher and author Beth Moore on her quest for real, lasting, soul-deep ...
Beth Moore, 2011
9
So Long, Insecurity Group Experience Leader's Guide
Building upon the message of the bestselling book, So Long, Insecurity, the So Long, Insecurity Group Experience will be an important tool for small groups, Bible studies, and book clubs to use as they dig even deeper into what it means to ...
Beth Moore, 2011
10
So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction & Fantasy
So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction & Fantasy is an anthology of original new stories by leading African, Asian, South Asian, and Aboriginal authors, as well as North American and British writers of colour.
Nalo Hopkinson, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SO LONG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term so long is used in the context of the following news items.
1
So Long, Bannatyne: building featured on Guess Who album burns
The building featured on the Guess Who album So Long, Bannatyne, burned on May 10. smoke. The Bannatyne Apartments burn in Winnipeg on Sunday. «Globalnews.ca, May 15»
2
Le Pacte Unveils Ada Loueilh's 'So Long Africa' at Unifrance's …
PARIS– Le Pacte is set to distribute and handle international sales on Ada Loueilh's “So Long Africa” (“Papa Lumiere”) which will be unveiled at the Unifrance ... «Variety, Jan 15»
3
Ezra Koenig's Ray-Bans get Dissed in ILoveMakonnen's 'Down 4 So
However, the recently released "Down 4 So Long" remix is unusual by Makonnen's standards -- it features the rapper Despot and the singer Ezra Koenig (from ... «Billboard, Dec 14»
4
Why CVS Receipts Are So Long
A man who said he received a 3-foot-long receipt after buying a single box of Tic Tacs decided to poke fun at the company in a Halloween costume he posted to ... «Business Insider, Nov 14»
5
So Long #Gamergate. What Did You Teach Us?
Editor's note: Tadhg Kelly is a games industry consultant, freelance designer and the creator of leading design blog What Games Are. You can follow him on ... «TechCrunch, Oct 14»
6
Humble Mobile Bundle 9 Updated With 'So Long, Oregon' And …
So Long, Oregon is a side-scrolling game with what the Humble Bundle refers to as "historically accurate terrain collision rendering." The graphics are nearly ... «Android Police, Oct 14»
7
RAMMSTEIN Guitarist's EMIGRATE: More 'Silent So Long' Album …
EMIGRATE, the side project of RAMMSTEIN guitarist Richard Z. Kruspe, will release its sophomore album, "Silent So Long", on October 21 via Spinefarm. «BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Aug 14»
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Review: Bombay Bicycle Club – So Long, See You Tomorrow
So Long, See You Tomorrow is the band's fourth studio release, which sees yet another fresh dimension added to the band's ever-mutating sound. First single ... «Music Feeds, Feb 14»
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Bombay Bicycle Club - So Long, See You Tomorrow
Even to these sceptical ears, 'So Long, See You Tomorrow' is the best answer to that question they could've come up with. It's as different from 'A Different Kind ... «NME.com, Feb 14»
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Bombay Bicycle Club, So Long See You Tomorrow, review
The fourth album from Bombay Bicycle Club finds the rapidly evolving London quartet (who've already tried out indie, folk and math rock styles) swimming ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 14»

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