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Meanings of lengthen in English

Portuguese
alongar
Catalan
allargar-se
Spanish
alargar

Become long or longer.

alongar

To draw out to greater length.

Antonyms
Examples for "shorten"
Examples for "shorten"
1
RARE-sequences help to shorten investigation time, particularly in cases involving the skeleton.
Pubmed
2
A higher spiking concentration made it possible to shorten the detection time.
Pubmed
3
Unusually dry winters and higher water consumption could shorten this deadline considerably.
The South African
4
Hospitals are encouraged to take every effort to shorten delay of treatment.
Pubmed
5
I see something is doing in England to shorten the apprenticeship system.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 2 of 4

To lengthen in extent, scope, or range.

Usage of lengthen in English
1
Prison officers claim new security screening measures will lengthen their working day.
The Irish Times
2
Never shall that line fail, though the years may lengthen beyond count.'
The lord of the rings
3
It is unacceptable for governments to stand by as dole queues lengthen.
The Guardian
4
Proceeds of the issue will help the firm lengthen its maturity profile.
Reuters
5
Lithium is known to lengthen period and increase amplitude of circadian rhythms.
Pubmed
6
The shadows were beginning to lengthen across the slope of the hill.
The Claim Jumpers: A Romance
7
The preliminaries to departure seemed to accumulate and lengthen-andlessen in importance.
The Yoke / A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Chil...
8
His merry face seemed to lengthen in feature, to harden in line.
Flamsted quarries
9
The only alternative therefore is to lengthen the time given to study.
Science & Education: Essays
10
The segments can be separated from each other to lengthen the abdomen.
The Insect Folk
11
I am already regretting distortions: the beautiful silhouette has begun to lengthen.
Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life
12
No amount of spurring served to lengthen the stride of their horses.
The Brown Mask
13
The nails seem to lengthen by at least an inch as well.
Once bitten, twice dead
14
We need not lengthen out our the by narrating what there ensued.
Town and Country; Or, Life at Home and Abroad, Without and Withi...
15
I won't lengthen the existence of this scandal by the smallest patronage.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847
16
I screamed and arched my back, feeling my spine lengthen and pop.
The iron king
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Translations for lengthen
Portuguese
alongar
Lengthen through the time
Lengthen across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common