lengthen en · VERB
Pronunciation
Etymology
From length + -en.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make longer, to extend the length of.
You need to lengthen the story if you want to have it published.
The platforms of all stations from Shepherds Bush to Liverpool Street have been lengthened from 325 ft. to 427 ft. between tunnel headwalls, to take longer trains.
1950 September, “Central London Railway Jubilee”, in Railway Magazine, page 622:
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(intransitive) To become longer.
The shadows on the lawn lengthened as the sun began to set.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lengthens | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| lengthened | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| lengthened | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| lengthening | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Antonyms
breviate · clip · abbreviate · shorten · amputate · abridge
Coordinates
Deriveds
lengthened grade · lengthen up · compensatorily lengthen · enlengthen · lengthened · lengthenable · relengthen · overlengthen · lengthen out · lengthener · lengthen down · underlengthen
Relateds
Synonyms
protract · elongate · lengthen · enlengthen · extend · prolong · draw out · stretch · produce
Translations (59)
grc μηκύνω (to make longer) · am ረዘመ (to become longer) · as দীঘলা (to make longer) · mi katete (to make longer) · es elongar (to make longer) · io longeskar (to make longer) · te పొడిగించు (to make longer) · fi pidentää (to make longer) · pt acompridar (to make longer) · nrf allouongni (to make longer) · as দীঘল কৰ (to make longer) · bg удължавам (to make longer) · as দীঘল হোৱা (to become longer) · mk должи (to make longer) · ru удлиня́ть (to make longer) · ru удлини́ть (to make longer) · ka დაჭიმვა (to make longer) · cs prodloužit (to make longer) · kk ұзару (to become longer) · ka დაგრძელება (to make longer) · sq zgat (to make longer) · ca allargar (to make longer) · it allungare (to make longer) · pl przedłużyć (to make longer) · hy երկարացնել (to make longer) · izh pitentää (to make longer) · fi pidentyä (to become longer) · fr rallonger (to make longer) · mk продолжува (to make longer) · lad alargar (to make longer) · rup lundzescu (to make longer) · de verlängern (to make longer) · fi pidetä (to become longer) · pt encompridar (to make longer) · am አስረዘመ (to make longer) · sw refusha (to make longer) · grc μακρύνω (to make longer) · jra pơglông (to make longer) · ja 延ばす (to make longer) · ar أَطَالَ (to make longer) · ja 長くする (to make longer) · sv förlängas (to become longer) · es alargarse (to become longer) · ro lungi (to make longer) · pt alongar (to make longer) · cmn 加長 /加长 (to make longer) · ar طَالَ (to become longer) · br hiraat (to make longer) · pl wydłużyć (to make longer) · ar طَوَّلَ (to make longer) · ja 延長する (to make longer) · izh pitetä (to become longer) · mi whakaroa (to make longer) · bg удължавам се (to become longer) · sv förlänga (to make longer) · ga sín (to make longer) · cs prodloužit se (to become longer) · es alargar (to make longer) · kk ұзару (to make longer)