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# lengthways

adverb (lengthways); also «lengthwise» (adverb, adjective)

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

## Everyday

Lengthways means in the direction of the longest side of something, from end to end, not across. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthways/#m1)

### In the lessons

In maths and cooking: fold a piece of paper lengthways (along the long side, making a long thin shape); cut a carrot or a banana lengthways (into long strips); a rectangle cut in half lengthways makes two long thin rectangles. In maths problems, lengthways tells which side you fold or cut along, which changes the sizes of the pieces. Phrases: «fold lengthways», «cut lengthways», «lie lengthways».

### Examples

- Fold the paper in half lengthways. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthways/#x1)
- Cut the cucumber lengthways into strips. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthways/#x2)
- The table fits lengthways along the wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthways/#x3)
- The bus was parked lengthways across the road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthways/#x4)
- If you fold an A4 sheet lengthways, the halves are long and thin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthways/#x5)
- Slice the banana lengthways for the banana split. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthways/#x6)
- The log lay lengthways in the river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthways/#x7)

### Note

«Lengthways» is more common in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand; «lengthwise» is more common in the US. The opposite is «widthways» or «crossways» (across the short side). Folding a rectangle in half lengthways halves its width, but keeps its length.

## On Mova

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