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- 1. make or become longer: "in the spring when the days are lengthening"
lengthen. verb [ I or T ] us / ˈleŋ.θən / uk / ˈleŋ.θən / Add to word list. C1. 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.
Definition of lengthen verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To lengthen is to make something longer, either physically or in time. During the spring and early summer, the days lengthen, as sundown comes later and later. Mascara lengthens your eyelashes, and letting out your hem lengthens your jeans.
6 days ago · to become greater in length; grow long or longer. SYNONYMS 1. elongate, draw out. 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.
1. 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.
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. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence.
Apr 23, 2024 · intransitive verb. 2. to become greater in length; grow long or longer. SYNONYMS 1. elongate, draw out. 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.
