as long as

conjunction

Provided that, if, assuming (depending upon some condition or requirement).

“These meetings can last as long as three hours.”

Similar
so long asprovided
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Meanings

conjunction
  1. idiomaticProvided that, if, assuming (depending upon some condition or requirement).

    I don't mind if he stays there, as long as he cleans up after himself when he's done.

    1 more example

    I don't care who you are, where you're from, what you did, as long as you love me

    1997, Max Martin, Backstreet Boys, As Long as You Love Me

    Synonyms: so long as, provided

  2. idiomaticFor the entire duration that; while; since.

    As long as you're here, you may as well help me with the garden.

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, long.

    It took three times as long as I expected (= three times longer than I did).

preposition
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, long.

    These meetings can last as long as three hours.

Synonyms & antonyms

conjunctionProvided that, if, assuming (depending upon some condition or requirement).

Similar
so long asprovided
Also see
asbecausebeing thatforasmuch asgiven thatinasmuch asnow thatprovidedsithso long as

Translations

Afrikaans solank
  • solankwhile
Bulgarian докато, по време на
  • докато (dokato)while
  • по време на (po vreme na)while
Catalan mentre, tant que
  • mentrewhile
  • tant quewhile
Chinese Mandarin ...的時候 /...的时候, 當 /当
  • ...的時候 /...的时候 (...de shíhou)while
  • 當 /当 (dāng)while
Czech zatímco, dokud
  • zatímcowhile
  • dokudwhile
Dutch zolang
  • zolangwhile
Esperanto tiom longe kiom, tiel longe kiel
  • tiom longe kiomwhile
  • tiel longe kielwhile
Finnish niin kauan kuin
  • niin kauan kuinwhile
French pendant que, tant que
  • pendant quewhile
  • tant quewhile
  • tandis quewhile
German solange, während
  • solangewhile
  • währendwhile
Greek όσο
  • όσο (óso)while
Hebrew כל עוד
  • כל עוד (kol od)while
Hungarian amíg, ameddig
  • amígwhile
  • ameddigwhile
  • mígwhile
Icelandic á meðan
  • á meðanwhile
Irish chomh fada is
  • chomh fada iswhile
Italian mentre
  • mentrewhile
Japanese ...間に, ...時に
  • ...間に (...aida ni)while
  • ...時に (...toki ni)while
Korean 하는 동안
  • 하는 동안 (haneun dong'an)while
Latin dōnec, quamdiū
  • dōnecwhile
  • quamdiūwhile
  • quoadwhile
Norwegian medan, mens
  • medanwhile
  • menswhile
Polish dopóki, skoro
  • dopókiwhile
  • skorowhile
Portuguese enquanto
  • enquantowhile
Romanian în timp ce
  • în timp cewhile
Russian пока́, поку́да
  • пока́ (poká)while
  • поку́да (pokúda)while
  • до тех по́р пока́ (do tex pór poká)while
  • в то вре́мя как (v to vrémja kak)while
Slovak keďže
  • keďžewhile
Spanish mientras
  • mientraswhile
Swedish medan
  • medanwhile
Ukrainian по́ки
  • по́ки (póky)while
Cite this entry
APA

as long as. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20long%20as

MLA

“as long as.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20long%20as. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “as long as,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20long%20as.

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