Definition word so long

so long

interj. Informal

Used to express goodbye.

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so long

sentence substitute

informal farewell; goodbye

adv

slang South African for the time being; meanwhile

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

so` long′

interj.

(used to express farewell.)

[1840–50, Amer.]

Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun 1. so long - a farewell remarkso long — a farewell remark; «they said their good-byes»

bye-bye, cheerio, good day, goodby, good-by, goodbye, good-bye, sayonara, adieu, adios, arrivederci, au revoir, auf wiedersehen, bye

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used to express farewell

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of so long was
in 1854

Dictionary Entries Near so long

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“So long.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so%20long. Accessed 13 Apr. 2023.

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Словосочетания

so long — разг. Пока!
so long! — до свидания!
so long as — если только, при условии, что
saloon so long — всего!; пока!
I waited ever so long — я ждал бесконечно долго /целую вечность/
it irks me to wait so long — мне надоело так долго ждать, я устал от долгого ожидания
so long as they attended lectures — поскольку они посещали лекции
so long as he was in the sun he did not feel cold — пока он был на солнце, он не мёрз
it is thoughtless of her to keep us waiting so long — она проявляет невнимание к нам, заставляя так долго ждать себя
I’m not interested in making money, so long as I can manage to rub along — пока мне хватает моего весьма скромного бюджета, дополнительные деньги меня не интересуют
his hand had been out at tennis for so long that he could not get it in again — он так долго не играл в теннис, что совсем разучился
when I first came to this country, I little thought that I should stay so long — когда я приехал в эту страну, я никак не думал, что проживу здесь так долго
the pot goes so often /long/ to the well that it is broken at last — посл. ≅ повадился кувшин по воду ходить, тут ему и голову сломить

Автоматический перевод

пока, так долго, так давно, очень долго, слишком долго, так надолго, до тех пор, при условии, столько времени, столь долгое время, до свидания, такое долгое время, столь долгий, столь длительный, настолько длинный, столь продолжительный, настолько долгий, столь длинный, столько

Перевод по словам

so  — так, таким образом, поэтому, поэтому, чтобы, так что
long  — длинный, долгий, долго, давно, долгий срок, стремиться

Примеры

Sorry it took me so long to reply.

Простите, что так затянул с ответом.

I didn’t expect him to stay so long.

Я не ожидал, что он останется так надолго.

You’re a real trooper to wait so long.

Ты очень стойкий человек, если ждал так долго.

It annoyed me to be kept waiting so long.

Я рассердился, что меня заставили ждать так долго.

It won’t take so long next time, perhaps.

Может быть, в следующий раз это не займёт столько времени.

His feet were aching from standing so long.

Его ноги болели из-за того что он долго стоял.

What really happened on that day so long ago?

Что же на самом деле произошло в тот далёкий день?

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so′ long, [Informal.]

  1. Informal Termsgood-bye:I said so long and left.
  • 1840–50, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

so long sentence substitute

  1. informal farewell; goodbye

adv

  1. South African slang for the time being; meanwhile

so long‘ also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Guthrie
— accumulator
— ciao
— crazy
— custom
— everlasting
— gobble
— hasta la vista
— hasta luego
— inertia
— long
— overexposure
— prolix
— search
— second nature
— toodle-oo
— why’ll
— à bientôt

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Forum discussions with the word(s) «so long» in the title:

‘As long as’ or ‘so long as’
‘they both of them’ ….frequently stayed so long
‘Dew he knew what yew’ve told me, yew might not have so long to go, ole partna.’
[Confusing sentence] «It will only…. for so long»
a semblance of normality had remained for so long
After knowing you for so long
and went on so long they’d become already a thing in the …
any-colour-so-long-as-it’s-matte-black
As (so) long as
as long as/so long as
be in relationships so long as they are <celibate>
be put so long
because expectation has been so long baffled that it is grown impatient
Because he didn’t check/hadn’t checked the car for so long, the car broke down
because of the pressure on my body and mind for so a long time
Because we only got so long
Brother Joe was sick so long…
But it could only work so long…
<Did he have> his scars removed not so long ago
Everything was so quiet as it hadn’t been for a long time.
For being out on my own so long
for only so long
for so long
for so long / for such a long time
for so long / for such a long time
for so long time vs for so long a time
for so long…it’s hard not to let yourself
for so long/for longer
for/since so long
From so long ago / From (a) long time ago
more…

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

See Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “so long”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Pronunciation[edit]

Interjection[edit]

so long

  1. (informal) Goodbye; a valediction used when leaving or departing from a person or place.

Translations[edit]

informal: goodbye

  • Armenian: ցե (cʿe), հաջո՛ղ (hy) (haǰół)
  • Azerbaijani: hələlik (az)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 拜拜 (zh) (báibái), 再見再见 (zh) (zàijiàn)
  • Finnish: moikka (fi)
  • French: à bientôt (fr), salut (fr)
  • German: bis bald (de)
  • Hebrew: כל טוב(kol tov)
  • Hungarian: viszlát (hu), szia (hu)
  • Icelandic: sjáumst (is)
  • Italian: addio (it), a presto
  • Norwegian: ha det
  • Russian: пока́ (ru) (poká), до ско́рого (do skórovo)
  • Spanish: hasta la vista, hasta pronto (es), hasta luego (es), nos vemos
  • Swedish: ajöss
  • Vietnamese: tạm biệt (vi)
  • Walloon: disca (wa), ada (wa)

See also[edit]

  • so long as

References[edit]

  • “so long”, in The Century Dictionary [], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • so long at OneLook Dictionary Search
  • Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “so long”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams[edit]

  • Golson, Longos, logons, logs on, loongs

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