Length Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈɫɛŋkθ/

lengkth

UK

/lˈɛŋθ/

length

التعريف

The measurement of how long something is from one end to the other. It can also mean the amount of time something lasts.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Often used in measurements: 'the length of the table', 'two meters in length'. For time, it appears in phrases like 'movie length' or 'the length of the meeting'. Don't confuse it with 'width' or 'height'.

• Spanish: longitud - duración
• Portuguese (BR): comprimento - duração
• Portuguese (PT): comprimento - duração
• Chinese (Simplified): 长度 - 时长
• Chinese (Traditional): 長度 - 時長
• Hindi: लंबाई - अवधि
• Arabic: طول - مدة
• Bengali: দৈর্ঘ্য
• Russian: длина
• Japanese: 長さ
• Vietnamese: chiều dài - độ dài (thời gian)
• Korean: 길이
• Turkish: uzunluk
• Urdu: لمبائی
• Indonesian: panjang

جمل نموذجية

What is the length of the room?

basic

The rope has a length of ten meters.

basic

The length of the movie is two hours.

basic

I didn't expect the meeting to go on for that length of time.

natural

At that length, the dress should be fine for the event.

natural

We talked at length about moving to another city.

natural