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    Length·en
    /ˈleNGTHən/

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  3. to make something longer, or to become longer: I'll have to lengthen this skirt. lengthening waiting lists. If you lengthen something, or it lengthens, it takes longer to happen: There is a plan to lengthen the three-year course to four years. Opposite. shorten.

  4. To lengthen is to make longer, either in a material or an immaterial sense: to lengthen a dress. To extend is to lengthen beyond some original point or so as to reach a certain point: to extend a railway line by a hundred miles. To stretch is primarily to lengthen by drawing or tension: to stretch a rubber band.

  5. Lengthen, extend, stretch, prolong, protract agree in the idea of making longer. To lengthen is to make longer, either in a material or an immaterial sense: to lengthen a dress. To extend is to lengthen beyond some original point or so as to reach a certain point: to extend a railway line by a hundred miles.

  6. Meaning of lengthen – Learner’s Dictionary. lengthen. verb [ I, T ] uk / ˈleŋθən / us. to become longer or to make something longer: There are plans to lengthen the school day. lengthening waiting lists. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge.

  7. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English lengthen /ˈleŋθən/ verb [ intransitive, transitive] to make something longer or to become longer OPP shorten Can you lengthen this skirt for me? The days lengthened as summer approached.

  8. Nov 26, 2023 · lengthen (third-person singular simple present lengthens, present participle lengthening, simple past and past participle lengthened) ( transitive ) To make longer , to extend the length of. You need to lengthen the story if you want to have it published.

  9. Definition of lengthen verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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