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lengthen
lengthen /ˈleŋ.θən/ verb [I or T] ↑Verb Endings for lengthen
1 C1 to make something longer, or to become longer: » I'll have to lengthen this skirt.» lengthening waiting listsThesaurus+: ↑Enlarging and inflating , ↑Becoming biggerThesaurus+: ↑Becoming bigger , ↑Enlarging and inflating2 F0 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(Cf. ↑shorten)Thesaurus+: ↑Continue and lastWord Builder:–Nouns: length–Adjectives: lengthy–Verbs: lengthen |