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Definition of lengthen verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

lengthen

verb

NAmE//ˈlɛŋkθən//

, NAmE//ˈlɛŋθən//

[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they lengthen

he / she / it lengthens

past simple lengthened

-ing form lengthening

to become longer; to make something longer The afternoon shadows lengthened. lengthen something I need to lengthen this skirt. opposite shorten

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