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    lengthen
    /ˈlɛŋ(k)θn/

    verb

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLENGTHEN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of lengthen as a verb, with synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples. Find out how to use lengthen in different contexts, such as distance, time, and sound.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › lengthenLengthen Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of LENGTHEN is to make longer. How to use lengthen in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Lengthen.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › lengthenLENGTHEN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLENGTHEN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    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. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Enlarging and inflating. augmentation.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › lengthenLengthen - definition of lengthen by The Free Dictionary

    Lengthen means to make or become longer in length or duration. Find synonyms, antonyms, translations, and usage examples of lengthen from various sources and dictionaries.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › lengthenLengthen - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › lengthenlengthen verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Learn the meaning, pronunciation, and usage of the verb lengthen, which means to become longer or to make something longer. See examples, synonyms, and collocations of lengthen.