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- [at lengkth, length, lenth]
- /æt lɛŋkθ, lɛŋθ, lɛnθ/
- /ət leŋθ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [at lengkth, length, lenth]
- /æt lɛŋkθ, lɛŋθ, lɛnθ/
Definitions of at length words
- phrase at length If someone does something at length, they do it after a long period of time. 3
- phrase at length If someone does something at length, they do it for a long time or in great detail. 3
- noun at length in depth; fully 3
- noun at length eventually 3
- noun at length for a long time; interminably 3
- noun at length after a long time; finally 3
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Origin of at length
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English length(e), Old English lengthu; cognate with Dutch lengte, Old Norse lengd. See long1, -th1
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Parts of speech for At length
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
at length popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
at length usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for at length
adj at length
- precise — definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
- comprehensive — Something that is comprehensive includes everything that is needed or relevant.
- meticulous — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
- definite — If something such as a decision or an arrangement is definite, it is firm and clear, and unlikely to be changed.
- thorough — executed without negligence or omissions: a thorough search.
adv at length
- ultimately — last; furthest or farthest; ending a process or series: the ultimate point in a journey; the ultimate style in hats.
- already — You use already to show that something has happened, or that something had happened before the moment you are referring to. Speakers of British English use already with a verb in a perfect tense, putting it after 'have', 'has', or 'had', or at the end of a clause. Some speakers of American English use already with the simple past tense of the verb instead of a perfect tense.
- belatedly — coming or being after the customary, useful, or expected time: belated birthday greetings.
- someday — at an indefinite future time.
- sooner or later — within a short period after this or that time, event, etc.: We shall know soon after he calls.
Antonyms for at length
adj at length
- inaccurate — not accurate; incorrect or untrue.
- inexact — not exact; not strictly precise or accurate.
- questionable — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- indefinite — not definite; without fixed or specified limit; unlimited: an indefinite number.
- uncertain — not definitely ascertainable or fixed, as in time of occurrence, number, dimensions, or quality.
adv at length
- doubtfully — of uncertain outcome or result.
- dubiously — doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt: a dubious reply.
- never — not ever; at no time: Such an idea never occurred to me.
- inconclusive — not conclusive; not resolving fully all doubts or questions: inconclusive evidence.
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