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Dictionary: length·en   (lĕngk'thən, lĕng'-, lĕn'-) pronunciation
tr. & intr.v., -ened, -en·ing, -ens.
To make or become longer.

lengthener length'en·er n.

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verb

    To make or become longer: draw out, elongate, extend, prolong, prolongate, protract, spin (out), stretch (out). Mathematics produce. See increase/decrease, long/short.

Antonyms: lengthen
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v

Definition: extend
Antonyms: abbreviate, cut, shorten


WordNet: lengthen
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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: make longer
  Antonym: shorten (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: become long or longer
  Antonym: shorten (meaning #4)


Translations: Lengthen
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forlænge, gøre længere, lægge ned
v. intr. - blive længere

idioms:

  • lengthen the odds    øge chancerne

Nederlands (Dutch)
langer worden/maken

Français (French)
v. tr. - rallonger, prolonger, allonger, (Ling) allonger
v. intr. - s'allonger, (Méd) s'allonger, rallonger, rallonger (le jour), se prolonger (une visite)

idioms:

  • lengthen the odds    augmenter les chances

Deutsch (German)
v. - verlängern, länger machen, länger werden

idioms:

  • lengthen the odds    die Gewinnchance erhöhen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επιμηκύνω/-ομαι, μακραίνω, παρατείνω/-ομαι, επεκτείνω, κάνω πιο μακρύ

idioms:

  • lengthen the odds    βελτιώνω τις πιθανότητες

Italiano (Italian)
allungare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - alongar, estender, prolongar

Русский (Russian)
удлинять, удлиняться, переходить (о времени года)

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - alargar, extender, prolongar
v. intr. - alargarse, prolongarse

idioms:

  • lengthen the odds    aumentar las probabilidades

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förlänga, göra längre, dra ut på, töja, förlängas, bli längre

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使加长, 使延长, 变长, 延长

idioms:

  • lengthen the odds    使可能性增加

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使加長, 使延長
v. intr. - 變長, 延長

idioms:

  • lengthen the odds    使可能性增加

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 길게 하다, 늘이다
v. intr. - 길어지다 , ~로 변천하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 長くする, 延ばす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يطول أو يمد, يطول أو يمتد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮האריך‬
v. intr. - ‮התארך‬


 
 
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