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length·en
(lĕngk′thən, lĕng′-, lĕn′-)tr. & intr.v. length·ened, length·en·ing, length·ens
To make or become longer.
length′en·er n.
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lengthen
(ˈlɛŋkθən; ˈlɛŋθən)vb
to make or become longer
ˈlengthener n
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length•en
(ˈlɛŋk θən, ˈlɛŋ-, ˈlɛn-)v.t., v.i.
to make or become greater in length.
[1490–1500]
length′en•er, n.
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lengthen
Past participle: lengthened
Gerund: lengthening
| Imperative |
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| lengthen |
| lengthen |
| Present |
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| I lengthen |
| you lengthen |
| he/she/it lengthens |
| we lengthen |
| you lengthen |
| they lengthen |
| Preterite |
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| I lengthened |
| you lengthened |
| he/she/it lengthened |
| we lengthened |
| you lengthened |
| they lengthened |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am lengthening |
| you are lengthening |
| he/she/it is lengthening |
| we are lengthening |
| you are lengthening |
| they are lengthening |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have lengthened |
| you have lengthened |
| he/she/it has lengthened |
| we have lengthened |
| you have lengthened |
| they have lengthened |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was lengthening |
| you were lengthening |
| he/she/it was lengthening |
| we were lengthening |
| you were lengthening |
| they were lengthening |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had lengthened |
| you had lengthened |
| he/she/it had lengthened |
| we had lengthened |
| you had lengthened |
| they had lengthened |
| Future |
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| I will lengthen |
| you will lengthen |
| he/she/it will lengthen |
| we will lengthen |
| you will lengthen |
| they will lengthen |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have lengthened |
| you will have lengthened |
| he/she/it will have lengthened |
| we will have lengthened |
| you will have lengthened |
| they will have lengthened |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be lengthening |
| you will be lengthening |
| he/she/it will be lengthening |
| we will be lengthening |
| you will be lengthening |
| they will be lengthening |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been lengthening |
| you have been lengthening |
| he/she/it has been lengthening |
| we have been lengthening |
| you have been lengthening |
| they have been lengthening |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been lengthening |
| you will have been lengthening |
| he/she/it will have been lengthening |
| we will have been lengthening |
| you will have been lengthening |
| they will have been lengthening |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been lengthening |
| you had been lengthening |
| he/she/it had been lengthening |
| we had been lengthening |
| you had been lengthening |
| they had been lengthening |
| Conditional |
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| I would lengthen |
| you would lengthen |
| he/she/it would lengthen |
| we would lengthen |
| you would lengthen |
| they would lengthen |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have lengthened |
| you would have lengthened |
| he/she/it would have lengthened |
| we would have lengthened |
| you would have lengthened |
| they would have lengthened |
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Verb 1. lengthen - make longer; "Lengthen this skirt, please"
increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
prolong, protract, draw out, extend - lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"
shorten - make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"
2. lengthen - become long or longer; "In Spring, the days lengthen"
grow - become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"
shorten - become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten"
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lengthen
verb
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lengthen
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Translations
يُطَوِّل
prodloužit
blive længereforlænge
hosszabbíthosszabbodik
lengja
podaljšati se
uza mak
lengthen
[ˈleŋ(k)θən]A. VT [+ dress, trousers] → alargar ; [+ term, period, life, jail sentence] → prolongar, alargar (Ling) [+ vowel] → alargar
to lengthen one's stride → alargar el paso
to lengthen one's stride → alargar el paso
B. VI [shadows, queue, skirts, days, nights] → alargarse ; [silence] → prolongarse
the odds on us succeeding are lengthening → las probabilidades de que lo consigamos están disminuyendo
the odds on us succeeding are lengthening → las probabilidades de que lo consigamos están disminuyendo
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lengthen
[ˈlɛŋθən] vt [+ object] → allonger ; [+ period of time] → allonger
The runway had to be lengthened → La piste a dû être allongée.
Post-operative infection can lengthen recovery time → Les infections postopératoires peuvent allonger le temps de guérison.
By stopping smoking she believed she would lengthen her life → En arrêtant de fumer, elle pensait pouvoir allonger sa vie.
to lengthen one's stride → allonger le pas
The runway had to be lengthened → La piste a dû être allongée.
Post-operative infection can lengthen recovery time → Les infections postopératoires peuvent allonger le temps de guérison.
By stopping smoking she believed she would lengthen her life → En arrêtant de fumer, elle pensait pouvoir allonger sa vie.
to lengthen one's stride → allonger le pas
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length
(leŋθ) noun1. the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc. What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this. lengte طول дължина extensão délka die Länge længde μήκος, διάρκεια longitud, largo pikkus طول؛ درازا pituus longueur; durée אורך लम्बाई dužina hossz(úság); (idő)tartam panjang lengd lunghezza; durata 長さ 길이 ilgis, trukmė garums; ilgums panjang; tempoh lengte, duur lengde, varighet długość اوږدوالى extensão lungime; durată длина; продолжительность dĺžka dolžina dužina längd ระยะห่าง uzunluk, boy 長度 довжина لمبائی، طول chiều dài 长度
2. a piece of something, especially cloth. I bought a (3–metre) length of silk. lengte طول парче comprimento kus das Stück stykke κομμάτι pedazo, trozo tükk قواره kappale coupon אורך लंबाई, किसी वस्तु की लंबाई, कपड़े के थान आदि की लंबाई dužina hosszú(ságú) sepotong tiltekin lengd af e-u taglio 特定の長さのもの (옷 등의) 특정한 길이 gabalas gabals; atgriezums panjang stuk stykke, lengde sztuka, kupon د ټوكر يو ټوك pedaço bucată, cupon отрез kus odmerjen kos (blaga) dužina längd, stycke ความยาว parça, boy 某物的一段(尤指布匹) відрізок; шматок کپڑے کا قطعہ độ dài (某物的)一段
3. in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc. He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front. lengte وِحْدَة قِياس дължина comprimento délka die Länge længde η μέτρηση από άκρη σε άκρη, η διαφορά ενός μήκους (π.χ. σε αγώνες) largo (võistlusvahendi) pikkus طول -mitta longueur אורך विस्तार, फैलाव dužina hossz ukuran panjang hestslengd, bátslengd distanza 一馬[艇]身 (보트의) 1정신(艇身), (경마의) 1마신(馬身) (korpuso) ilgis (korpusa) garums jarak panjang lengte lengde długość درازوالى comprimento lungime длина корпуса dĺžka dolžina dužina längd ความยาว boy (表示比賽中的差距)一馬長的距離,(表示比賽中的差距)一艇長的距離 довжина корпусу دوڑ کے مقابلے میں گھوڑے یا کشتی کی طول chung cuộc 身长距离,(马或船的)自身长度
ˈlengthen verb to make or become longer. I'll have to lengthen this skirt; The days are lengthening now that the spring has come. verleng يُطَوِّل удължавам alongar(-se) prodloužit verlängern forlænge; blive længere μακραίνω alargar pikendama, pikenema دراز کردن pidentää allonger לְהַאֲרִיך लम्बा करना, दीर्घ करना produžiti (se) (meg)hosszabbít; hosszabbodik memanjangkan lengja allungare, allungarsi 伸びる 늘이다 (pa)ilginti, ilgėti pagarināt; pagarināties memanjangkan langer worden, verlengen forlenge, bli lengre przedłużyć, podłużyć, wydłużyć się اوږدول alongar(-se) a (se) lungi, a (se) mări удлинять predĺžiť podaljšati (se) produžiti lägga ner, förlänga, göra (bli) längre ทําให้ยาวขึ้น uza(t)mak 加長,延長 подовжувати(ся); тягнутися لمبا ہونا یا کرنا kéo dài ra 加长,使延长
ˈlengthways/ˈlengthwise adverb in the direction of the length. She folded the towels lengthways. in die lengte طولا، بالطّول надлъж ao comprido na délku der Länge nach på langs κατά μήκος longitudinalmente, a lo largo pikuti از رازا pituussuunnassa dans le sens de la longueur לָאוֹרֶך लम्बाई में po dužini hosszában memanjang langsum nel senso della lunghezza 縦に 세로로 išilgai gareniski; garumā memanjang overlangs på langs, etter lengden wzdłuż, na długość د اوږدوالى له مخى ao comprido în lungime в длину; вдоль na dĺžku po dolgem uzduž på längden, längs efter ด้านยาว uzunluğuna, uzunlamasına 縱向地 у довжину; уздовж طولا متوازی theo chiều dọc 纵长地,纵向地
ˈlengthy adjective of great, often too great, length. This essay is interesting but lengthy. langdradig مُطَوَّل، مُسْهَب дълег longo (příliš) dlouhý langatmig langtrukken μακροσκελής largo, extenso liiga pikk دراز؛ طویل pitkä long אָרוֹך מְאוֹד लम्बा, अपविस्तृत podugačak hosszadalmas terlalu panjang langdreginn prolisso 長たらしい 매우 긴 per ilgas, ištęstas pārāk garš; []stiepts lama landurig, langdradig langtrukken, omstendelig przydługi اوږد longo (prea) lung растянутый (príliš) dlhý razvlečen dugačak lång[dragen, -randig] ยืดยาว çok uzun 冗長的 дуже довгий, розтягнутий بہت لمبا dài 漫长的,过长的
at length1. in detail; taking a long time. She told us at length about her accident. uitvoerig بالتَّفْصيل подробен longamente zeširoka ausführlich udførligt; længe λεπτομερώς, διεξοδικά en detalle, a fondo, largo y tendido põhjalikult به تفصیل yksityiskohtaisesti en long et en large לִפרָטִים विस्तार से potanko részletesen terinci í smáatriðum diffusamente, a lungo 詳しく 상세히 išsamiai gari un plaši dengan panjang lebar uitvoerig utførlig, uttømmende szczegółowo په تفصيل longamente pe larg делально; пространно zoširoka na dolgo detaljno länge, utförligt อธิบายโดยละเอียด ayrıntılarıyla, uzun uzadıya 詳盡地,長時間 докладно تفصیل سے chi tiết 详细地
2. at last. At length the walkers arrived home. uiteindelik في النهايَه، وأخيرا най-накрая por fim konečně endlich langt om længe τελικά por fin lõpuks بالاخره lopulta enfin לְבַסוֹף अंत में napokon végre akhirnya loksins alla fine, finalmente やっと 마침내 pagaliau beidzot akhirnya uiteindelijk langt om lenge w końcu آخر،بالاخره por fim până la urmă наконец konečne končno konačno slutligen, sent omsider ในที่สุด nihayet, en sonunda 最後 нарешті آخر کار sau cùng 最后
go to any lengths to do anything, no matter how extreme, dishonest, wicked etc, to achieve a particular aim. She'd go to any lengths to get herself promoted. niks ontsien nie يَفْعَلُ كل ما يَسْتَطيع минавам през огън и лед ir a extremos nezastavit se před ničím alles Erdenkliche tun gøre alt κάνω το παν, χρησιμοποιώ όλα τα μέσα hacer lo que sea para conseguir algo ei löö millegi ees risti ette به هر قیمتی کاری را انجام دادن tehdä mitä vain ne reculer devant rien pour לִנקוֹט בְּכָל הָאֶמצָעִים किसी काम की सीमा, हद, चरम सीमा ići do kraja mindent elkövet melakukan segalanya svífast einskis (fare carte false per) どんな事でもやる 무슨 짓이든지 하다 nieko nepaisyti, nesiskaityti su priemonėmis neapstāties nekādu šķēršļu priekšā melakukan apa saja niets ongedaan laten ikke vike tilbake for noe posunąć się do ostateczności په هر قيمت يو كار كول ir a extremos a face orice идти на всё nezastaviť sa pred ničím iti do skrajnosti ne ustuknuti ni pred čim gå hur långt som helst, inte sky ngt พยายามถึงที่สุด her yola başvurmak, allem etmek kallem etmek 千方百計,不擇手段 підти на все; вжити всіляких засобів کسی حد تک بھی چلے جانا sẵn sàng làm bất cứ điều gì 竭尽全力
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lengthen
v. alargar, extender, dilatar, prolongar.
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