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# довго — Ukrainian to English

How Ukrainian *довго* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 4 translations with example sentences.

The Elamur Dictionary has no Ukrainian section yet; the English translations below link to their meanings where it has them.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: довго (238). By style: everyday 185 · biblical 53.

## long

Used about 197 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 170 · biblical ≈ 28). Meaning: [long in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/long/).

- Чи **довго** ви там були?
  How **long** did you stay?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by aandrusiak and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1373](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1373) [\#492392](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/492392))

- **Довго** воював Йозуа з усїма сими царями.
  Joshua made war a **long** time with all those kings.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOS 11:18)

- Вибач, що так **довго**.
  I'm sorry I took so **long**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#3442329](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3442329) [\#6943571](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6943571))

- **Довго** жила душа моя між тими, що ненавидять спокою.
  My soul has had her dwelling too **long** with him who hates peace.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PSA 120:6)

- Як **довго** ти тут будеш?
  How **long** will you stay here?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#16466](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/16466) [\#6751019](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6751019))

## stay

Used about 4 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 4). Meaning: [stay in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/stay/).

- Я не думаю, що ми ще **довго** маємо залишатися в Бостоні.
  I don't think that we should **stay** in Boston much longer.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Ahha and CK · checked, community translation · [\#7228090](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7228090) [\#10773718](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10773718))

## time

Used about 4 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 4). Meaning: [time in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/time/).

- У дитинстві час тягнеться **довго**.
  In childhood, **time** passes slowly.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and sergiomelo · checked, community translation · [\#6056350](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6056350) [\#7426916](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7426916))

## waiting

Used about 4 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 4).

- Я вже досить **довго** чекаю.
  I've been **waiting** quite a while.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#8402990](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8402990) [\#8848236](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8848236))

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- Я не чекатиму **довго**.
  I won't wait much longer.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#5858745](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5858745) [\#5875674](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5875674))

- Мусиш коньче пустити матїр, а дїток можна тобі взяти собі; щоб тобі було добре і **довго** жив ти на сьвітї.
  You shall surely let the hen go, but the young you may take for yourself, that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · DEU 22:7)

- І не хотїв **довго**, потім же каже в собі: Хоч і Бога не боюсь, і чоловіка не соромлюсь,
  He wouldn’t for a while; but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man,
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · LUK 18:4)

## Grammar

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