lengthen
verb/ˈleŋkθən/
/ˈleŋkθən/
[intransitive, transitive]Word Family
- long adjective adverb
- length noun
- lengthy adjective
- lengthen verb
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they lengthen | /ˈleŋkθən/ /ˈleŋkθən/ |
| he / she / it lengthens | /ˈleŋkθənz/ /ˈleŋkθənz/ |
| past simple lengthened | /ˈleŋkθənd/ /ˈleŋkθənd/ |
| past participle lengthened | /ˈleŋkθənd/ /ˈleŋkθənd/ |
| -ing form lengthening | /ˈleŋkθənɪŋ/ /ˈleŋkθənɪŋ/ |
- to become longer; to make something longer
- The afternoon shadows lengthened.
- lengthen something I need to lengthen this skirt.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryLengthen is used with these nouns as the subject:- odds
- shadow
- silence
- …
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