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Meaning of
'lengthen'
(Webster Dictionary)
1 .
Lengthen
[
v. i.
]
- To become longer.
2 .
Lengthen
[
v. t.
]
- To extent in length; to make longer in extent or duration; as, to lengthen a line or a road; to lengthen life; -- sometimes followed by out.
Meaning of 'lengthen' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 .
lengthen
[
v
]
Meaning (1):
- become long or longer
Example in sentence:
In Spring, the days lengthen
Meaning (2):
- make longer
Example in sentence:
Lengthen this skirt, please
Nearby Words:
lena
lend
lendable
lender
lendes
lending
lends
lene
lenger
lengest
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