Had she known the lengths he was prepared to go to, she would have been appalled.
I'll go to any lengths to protect her from the truth.
To what lengths would she go to achieve her ends?
2. to go to great lengths to do sth
Examples of 'lengths' in a sentence
lengths
She goes to great lengths to make people like her and fears being left alone and abandoned.
Knowles, Jane Know Your Own Mind (1991)
And to what lengths will the opposing forces go to protect those interests?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The organisers have gone to great lengths to make it more prestigious and have spiced things up a bit.
The Sun (2006)
These chairmen have no idea of the lengths fans go to to watch their team and the sacrifices they have to make because it is so expensive.
The Sun (2008)
All related terms of 'lengths'
length
The length of something is the amount that it measures from one end to the other along the longest side.
lgth
length
longness
length
extreme lengths
Extreme means very great in degree or intensity .
go to great lengths
If you say that someone goes to great lengths to achieve something, you mean that they try very hard and perhaps do extreme things in order to achieve it.
cable length
a unit of length in nautical use that has various values, including 100 fathoms (600 feet )
dress length
a piece of material that is big enough to make a dress from
focal length
the distance from the focal point of a lens or mirror to the reflecting surface of the mirror or the centre point of the lens
half-length
(of a portrait ) showing only the body from the waist up and including the hands
rope-length
a length of standard climbing rope , normally 50–60m
skirt length
the length of someone's skirt
cable's length
a unit of length in nautical use that has various values , including 100 fathoms (600 feet )
to go to great lengths to do sth
if you say that someone goes to great lengths to achieve something, you mean that they go to a lot of trouble in order to achieve it
equivalent focal length
the ratio of the size of an image of a small distant object near the optical axis to the angular distance of the object in radians
cable
A cable is a thick wire, or a group of wires inside a rubber or plastic covering , which is used to carry electricity or electronic signals .
overseas telegram
a strong thick rope , usually of twisted hemp or steel wire