lengthen

lengthen
verb (to make or become longer: I'll have to lengthen this skirt; The days are lengthening now that the spring has come.) alargar
lengthen vb hacer más largo / alargar / prolongar
lengthen
tr['leŋɵən]
transitive verb
1 (skirt etc) alargar
2 (lifetime) prolongar
intransitive verb
1 (skirt etc) alargarse
2 (lifetime) prolongarse; (days) crecer
lengthen ['lɛŋkɵən] vt
1) : alargar
can they lengthen the dress?: ¿se puede alargar el vestido?
2) extend, prolong: prolongar, extender
lengthen vi
: alargarse, crecer
the days are lengthening: los días están creciendo
lengthen
v.
• alargar v.
• alargarse v.
• alongar v.
'leŋθən
1.
transitive verb \<\<skirt/novel\>\> alargar*; \<\<line/speech/visit\>\> alargar*, prolongar*

2.
vi \<\<day/shadow\>\> alargarse*

the odds have lengthened — las probabilidades han disminuido

['leŋ(k)θǝn]
1.
VT [+ dress, trousers] alargar; [+ term, period, life, jail sentence] prolongar, alargar; (Ling) [+ vowel] alargar

to lengthen one's stride — alargar el paso

2.
VI [shadows, queue, skirts, days, nights] alargarse; [silence] prolongarse

the odds on us succeeding are lengthening — las probabilidades de que lo consigamos están disminuyendo

* * *
['leŋθən]
1.
transitive verb \<\<skirt/novel\>\> alargar*; \<\<line/speech/visit\>\> alargar*, prolongar*

2.
vi \<\<day/shadow\>\> alargarse*

the odds have lengthened — las probabilidades han disminuido


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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  • Lengthen — Length en, v. i. To become longer. Locke. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • lengthen — (v.) late 14c., from LENGTH (Cf. length) + EN (Cf. en) (1). Related: Lengthened; lengthening. Earlier verb was simply length (c.1300) …   Etymology dictionary

  • lengthen — *extend, elongate, prolong, protract Analogous words: *increase, augment: *expand, amplify, distend Antonyms: shorten Contrasted words: abridge, abbreviate, curtail (see SHORTEN) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • lengthen — [v] extend amplify, augment, continue, dilate, distend, drag out, draw, draw out*, elongate, expand, increase, let out, make longer, pad, proceed, prolong, prolongate, protract, reach, spin out*, stretch, string out*; concepts 236,239,245 Ant.… …   New thesaurus

  • lengthen — ► VERB ▪ make or become longer …   English terms dictionary

  • lengthen — [leŋk′thən, leŋ′thən] vt., vi. to make or become longer SYN. EXTEND lengthener n …   English World dictionary

  • lengthen — lengthener, n. /lengk theuhn, leng , len /, v.t. 1. to make longer; make greater in length. v.i. 2. to become greater in length; grow long or longer. [1490 1500; LENGTH + EN1] Syn. 1. elongate, draw out. LENGTHEN, EXTEND, STRETCH, PROLONG,… …   Universalium

  • lengthen — UK [ˈleŋθ(ə)n] / US [ˈleŋθən] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms lengthen : present tense I/you/we/they lengthen he/she/it lengthens present participle lengthening past tense lengthened past participle lengthened to become longer, or to… …   English dictionary

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