American English
/lɛŋθ/
One syllable.
The distance from one end of something to the other.
“Length” is commonly pronounced /lɛŋθ/, and many speakers also say /lɛŋkθ/ with a short k sound before th.
The distance from one end of something to the other.
The length of the table is two meters.
Measure the length of the wall.
full length · overall length · length of a room
the length of + noun
measure the length of + noun
The amount of time that something continues.
The length of the movie was nearly three hours.
We waited for a long length of time.
length of time · a considerable length of time
the length of + event or activity
a length of time
A piece of material, such as rope or wire, with a measured size.
She bought a length of rope.
Cut a length of wire for the repair.
a length of rope · a length of wire · a length of fabric
a length of + material
cut a length of + material
in detail and for a fairly long time
They discussed the problem at length.
make a very big effort to do something
She went to great lengths to help us.