lengthen

length·en  (lngkthn, lng-, ln-)

tr. & intr.v. length·ened, length·en·ing, length·ens

To make or become longer.

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lengthen·er n.

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lengthen [ˈlɛŋkθən ˈlɛŋθən]

vb

to make or become longer

lengthener  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	lengthen - make longer; "Lengthen this skirt, please" increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" prolong, protract, draw out, extend - lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight" elongate, stretch - make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric" shorten - make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"
	2.	lengthen - become long or longer; "In Spring, the days lengthen" grow - become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast" shorten - become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten"

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lengthen

verb

1. extend, continue, increase, stretch, expand, elongate, make longer The runway had to be lengthened.
extend cut, trim, diminish, cut down, shorten, curtail, abbreviate, abridge

2. protract, extend, prolong, draw out, spin out, make longer They want to lengthen the school day.
protract cut, cut down, shorten, curtail

Translations

lengthen [ˈleŋ(k)θən]

A. VT [+ dress, trousers] → alargar; [+ term, period, life, jail sentence] → prolongar, alargar (Ling) [+ vowel] → alargar
to lengthen one's stride → alargar el paso

B. VI [shadows, queue, skirts, days, nights] → alargarse; [silence] → prolongarse
the odds on us succeeding are lengthening → las probabilidades de que lo consigamos están disminuyendo

lengthen [ˈlɛŋθən]

vt [+ object] → allonger; [+ period of time] → allonger
The runway had to be lengthened → La piste a dû être allongée.
Post-operative infection can lengthen recovery time → Les infections postopératoires peuvent allonger le temps de guérison.
By stopping smoking she believed she would lengthen her life → En arrêtant de fumer, elle pensait pouvoir allonger sa vie.
to lengthen one's stride → allonger le pas

vi [queue, waiting list] → s'allonger; [shadows] → s'allonger; [silence] → se prolonger

lengthen

vt → verlängern; clothes, queues → länger machen; to lengthen one’s stride → größere Schritte machen

vi → länger werden

lengthen [ˈlɛŋθ/ən]

1. vt (distance) → allungare; (time) → prolungare

2. vi → allungarsi

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lengthen [ˈlɛŋθ/ən]

1. vt (distance) → allungare; (time) → prolungare

2. vi → allungarsi