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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024length•en /ˈlɛŋkθən, ˈlɛn-/USA pronunciation v. - to (cause to) become greater in length;
(cause to) grow longer: [no object]Her hair lengthened gradually.[~ + object]They had to lengthen the road.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024length•en (lengk′thən, leng′-, len′-),USA pronunciation v.t. - to make longer;
make greater in length.
v.i. - to become greater in length;
grow long or longer.
length′en•er, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged elongate, draw out. Lengthen, extend, stretch, prolong, protract agree in the idea of making longer. 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.To stretch is primarily to lengthen by drawing or tension:to stretch a rubber band.Both prolong and protract mean esp. to lengthen in time, and therefore apply to intangibles. To prolong is to continue beyond the desired, estimated, or allotted time:to prolong an interview.To protract is to draw out to undue length or to be slow in coming to a conclusion:to protract a discussion.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged shorten.
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