to lengthen

Examples

• All

• Take a moment and lengthen the back of the neck and gently tuck the chin.

  Stanford

• As multiple skills are learned, the visits lengthen and then transition to the family's home.

  Academic text (2000)

• If you lengthen an A line dress, you will get this.

• Now if there is an edge that is not covered in this walk, then I can lengthen the walk, right?

• I was showing her how to lengthen her approach.

  Personal Best (1982)

• Lift, and lengthen that foot.

  Billy Elliot (2000)

• I'm gonna lengthen them slightly just a hair.

• And you practice that and lengthen you count and lengthen the in breath and lengthen the out breath.

  The Diary Of A CEO

• One thing that has helped me immensely, and it's going to be so simple, lengthen your time frame.

• First, the way they solve the problem of their asymmetric stepping is they lengthen the short step.

Synonyms

S

to stretch

vsto lengthen

285 1.0

Make something longer or wider by pulling it

can mean any increase in length distance or time not only physical pulling

E

to extend

vsto lengthen

265 2.7

To reach out with your body or make something longer

also covers increases in distance or time beyond this physical reaching

P

to prolong

vsto lengthen

96 3.9

To make something last longer

is the general term for increases in size distance or time rather than only time

E

to elongate

vsto lengthen

16 5.8

To make something longer by stretching or pulling it

is more general, meaning any increase in size distance or time

P

to protract

vsto lengthen

4 7.8

To make something last longer than it needs to

is neutral about lengthening in size or distance rather than only unnecessary delay

Antonyms

S

to shorten

45 2.3

Make something shorter, for example an article, skirt, or route

How Long

to protract

4 7.8

to prolong

96 3.9

to extend

265 2.7

to lengthen

34 2.4

to stretch

285 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology