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# lengthen

verb (lengthen, lengthens, lengthened, lengthening)

«lengthen» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To lengthen something means to make it longer: «lengthen a skirt», «lengthen a sentence». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthen/#m1)
2. To lengthen means to become longer: «The days lengthen in spring». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthen/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and geography lessons about seasons (days lengthen in spring, shorten in autumn); in writing lessons pupils lengthen sentences with adjectives and clauses; in maths it means increasing a length. Phrases: «lengthen the days», «lengthen a stride».

### Examples

- The days lengthen after midwinter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthen/#x1)
- Mum lengthened my trousers because I grew. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthen/#x2)
- Can you lengthen this sentence with an adjective? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthen/#x3)
- The shadows lengthened as the sun went down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthen/#x4)
- Runners lengthen their stride to go faster. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthen/#x5)
- The teacher lengthened break time because of the sunshine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthen/#x6)
- We lengthened the rope by tying two together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthen/#x7)
- The queue lengthened as more people came. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthen/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb. Made from length + en, like strengthen and widen. In maths, if a 10 cm line is lengthened by 3 cm, it becomes 13 cm long: «lengthen by» means add.

## In Jewish tradition

In science and geography lessons about seasons (days lengthen in spring, shorten in autumn); in writing lessons pupils lengthen sentences with adjectives and clauses; in maths it means increasing a length. Phrases: «lengthen the days», «lengthen a stride».

### Examples

- Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thy habitations, spare not; lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes. (Prophets ISA.54.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lengthen/#x1)
- And if thou wilt walk in My ways, to keep My statutes and My commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.' (Prophets 1KI.3.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lengthen/#x2)

### Note

Regular verb. Made from length + en, like strengthen and widen. In maths, if a 10 cm line is lengthened by 3 cm, it becomes 13 cm long: «lengthen by» means add.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lengthen» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthen/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lengthen» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lengthen.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «lengthen» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lengthen/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lengthen» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/lengthen.html) on Mova free.