英语词汇“lengthen”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

lengthenlengthen /ˈlɛŋkθən/ ●○○ verb [intransitive, transitive]

VERB TABLE

lengthen

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	lengthen
	he, she, it	lengthens
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	lengthened
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have lengthened
	he, she, it	has lengthened
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had lengthened
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will lengthen
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have lengthened

Continuous Form
Present	I	am lengthening
	he, she, it	is lengthening
	you, we, they	are lengthening
Past	I, he, she, it	was lengthening
	you, we, they	were lengthening
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been lengthening
	he, she, it	has been lengthening
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been lengthening
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be lengthening
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been lengthening

1to make something longer, or to become longer OPP shorten: Can you lengthen these pants for me? The shadows lengthened as the sun went down.2to make something last longer, or to last longer OPP shorten: Military service has been lengthened from 15 to 18 months. It was May, and the days were lengthening.