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Definition of lengthen in English: lengthenverb ˈlɛŋ(k)θ(ə)nˈlɛn(t)θənˈlɛŋ(k)θən 1Make or become longer. with object the mascara will lengthen your lashes no object in the spring when the days are lengthening Example sentencesExamples - Whether one side has ‘more of it’ or ‘less of it’ becomes increasingly significant as the struggle lengthens.
- There are jobs to be done as days lengthen and the rate of growth increases.
- In-flight medical emergencies are likely to increase as air travel continues to expand and life expectancy lengthens.
- As the list of lies lengthens, the insult to us expands.
- The assailant was wearing a hooded cloak and the setting sun had lengthened the shadow covering his face.
- I have short lashes and this lengthens and thickens them.
- His strides lengthened and he picked up his pace, as if eager to reach our destination.
- The shadows were just barely lengthening and Kristram looked at me in disbelief.
- December 21st gives us the longest night of the year, then the days lengthen and daylight increases.
- As the chain lengthens, uncertainty increases both risk and exposure.
- Slowly, his strides lengthened without his pace getting quicker.
- My stride lengthened and I regulated my breathing as my track coach had taught me.
- Then, as the candles burnt and the shadows lengthened, we started to think about it properly.
- She leaned forward and Hope immediately lengthened her strides and stretched forward.
- Half an hour had already passed, and the shadows lengthened as the sun sunk into the horizon.
- He says that if this changes and as the burden of disease grows with an increasingly elderly population, Scotland may see its waiting times lengthen.
- However, the sun had distorted the shadow, lengthening it.
- Our response to disappointment has not been to lengthen our stride but to shorten the distance to be covered.
- As the afternoon shadows lengthen, the gradient starts to ease and our progress becomes more assured.
- Outside, shadows lengthened across the ground, as the day wore on into early afternoon.
Synonyms elongate, make longer, stretch out, extend expand, widen, broaden, enlarge grow longer, get longer, draw out, stretch prolong, make longer, increase, extend, expand, protract, stretch out, draw out, drag out, spin out - 1.1Phonetics Prosody with object Make (a vowel or syllable) long.
Example sentencesExamples - As far as Sanskrit is concerned, the most important of these is that a macron above a vowel serves to lengthen it, roughly doubling the length of the sound.
- The objection here is to lengthening short vowels; this is not a feature of Koranic recitation today except in very restricted contexts.
- It places more or less equal stress on all syllables, usually with the final syllable of a tone unit somewhat lengthened.
Derivatives noun Also, steer clear of the new fiber-based lash lengtheners; the fibers can easily get into eyes, irritating them.
Definition of lengthen in US English: lengthenverbˈlɛŋ(k)θənˈleNG(k)THən 1Make or become longer. no object in the spring when the days are lengthening with object she lengthened her stride to catch up Example sentencesExamples - Whether one side has ‘more of it’ or ‘less of it’ becomes increasingly significant as the struggle lengthens.
- My stride lengthened and I regulated my breathing as my track coach had taught me.
- Half an hour had already passed, and the shadows lengthened as the sun sunk into the horizon.
- His strides lengthened and he picked up his pace, as if eager to reach our destination.
- However, the sun had distorted the shadow, lengthening it.
- The assailant was wearing a hooded cloak and the setting sun had lengthened the shadow covering his face.
- Our response to disappointment has not been to lengthen our stride but to shorten the distance to be covered.
- Then, as the candles burnt and the shadows lengthened, we started to think about it properly.
- Slowly, his strides lengthened without his pace getting quicker.
- He says that if this changes and as the burden of disease grows with an increasingly elderly population, Scotland may see its waiting times lengthen.
- As the list of lies lengthens, the insult to us expands.
- The shadows were just barely lengthening and Kristram looked at me in disbelief.
- As the chain lengthens, uncertainty increases both risk and exposure.
- In-flight medical emergencies are likely to increase as air travel continues to expand and life expectancy lengthens.
- There are jobs to be done as days lengthen and the rate of growth increases.
- Outside, shadows lengthened across the ground, as the day wore on into early afternoon.
- December 21st gives us the longest night of the year, then the days lengthen and daylight increases.
- She leaned forward and Hope immediately lengthened her strides and stretched forward.
- I have short lashes and this lengthens and thickens them.
- As the afternoon shadows lengthen, the gradient starts to ease and our progress becomes more assured.
Synonyms elongate, make longer, stretch out, extend grow longer, get longer, draw out, stretch prolong, make longer, increase, extend, expand, protract, stretch out, draw out, drag out, spin out - 1.1Phonetics Prosody with object Make (a vowel or syllable) long.
Example sentencesExamples - The objection here is to lengthening short vowels; this is not a feature of Koranic recitation today except in very restricted contexts.
- As far as Sanskrit is concerned, the most important of these is that a macron above a vowel serves to lengthen it, roughly doubling the length of the sound.
- It places more or less equal stress on all syllables, usually with the final syllable of a tone unit somewhat lengthened.
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