long off
C1 neutral
In simple words
A spot on a cricket field near the boundary where a fielder stands to catch or stop balls hit in that direction.
Literal meaning: A position that is long (far from the batsman) and off (on the off side of the pitch).
Meanings
1 C1 neutral
(Cricket) A fielding position near the boundary behind the bowler on the off side of the pitch.
"The captain placed his best fielder at long off to cut off the big hits down that side."
Usage notes
Exclusively a cricket term. Used in British English and cricket-playing nations (India, Australia, Pakistan, West Indies, etc.). Not a phrasal verb in the traditional sense — it functions as a noun phrase naming a fielding position. Learners interested in cricket should learn it as vocabulary, not grammar.
Commonly used with
fielder boundary catch stand at position cricket
Forms
Base
long off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
longs off
he/she/it
Past simple
longed off
yesterday
Past participle
longed off
have + pp
-ing form
longing off
continuous
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