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for a long time
/fə ə ˈlɒŋ taɪm/

for a long time

🇺🇸 American English
/fɚ ə ˈlɔŋ taɪm/
🇬🇧 British English
/fə ə ˈlɒŋ taɪm/
🇷🇺 Russian
[ˈdolɡəjə ˈvrʲemʲə]
Meaning of for a long time

for long duration

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They were friends for a long time before they married

Они были друзьями долгое время, прежде чем пожениться.

I have loved painting for a long time

Я занимаюсь живописью долгое время.

for a long time usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Они были друзьями долгое время, прежде чем пожениться.

They were friends for a long time before they married.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Я занимаюсь живописью долгое время.

I have loved painting for a long time.

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for a long timeдолгое время
rarelyредко
onceодин раз
every dayкаждый день
every monthкаждый месяц
right nowпрямо сейчас
secondсекунда

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for a long time translation: долгое время. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

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/fə ə ˈlɒŋ taɪm/

for a long time translation

долгое время

for a long time examples

They were friends for a long time before they married.

for a long time transcription

/fə ə ˈlɒŋ taɪm/, /fɚ ə ˈlɔŋ taɪm/

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for a long time meaning: what does it mean?

for long duration

for a long time pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

for a long time is pronounced as /fə ə ˈlɒŋ taɪm/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

for a long time definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

They were friends for a long time before they married. Translation: Они были друзьями долгое время, прежде чем пожениться.

Is for a long time part of Adverbs of Frequency vocabulary?

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