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to lengthen
01
to increase the length or duration of something
Transitive: to lengthen sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
lengthen
3rd person singular
lengthens
Present participle
lengthening
Past simple
lengthened
Past participle
lengthened
Examples
They lengthened the runway at the airport for larger planes.
1.1
to increase in length or duration
Intransitive
Examples
During puberty, adolescents often experience a growth spurt, causing their limbs to lengthen rapidly.
Lexical Tree
lengthened
lengthening
lengthen
length
