to lengthen is a form of:
Lengthen
verb — past tense: lengthened ; past participle: lengthened ; present participle: lengthening ;
- 1.
- (INTRANSITIVE) Arms lengthen វែងឡើង, meetings lengthen បន្ដៗទៅ
Example: The days start to lengthen in March. - 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) (To make or become longer) បន្លាយ, សន្ធឹង, លាយទឹក, លូតវែង, បន្ដឲ្យវែង, បន្ដ, បង្កើន, ដំឡើងបៀវត្ស, កើន, ឡើង
Example: Mother had to lengthen Bangs dress, The shadows lengthen as evening comes on. lengthen a string បន្លាយ, lengthen trousers ធ្វើអោយ វែងឡើង, lengthen a meeting បន្ដពេល
ENGLISH MEANING
verb — past tense: lengthened ; past participle: lengthened ; present participle: lengthening ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) To extent in length; to make longer in extent or duration; as, to lengthen a line or a road; to lengthen life; -- sometimes followed by out.
- 2.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To become longer.
- 1.
- attenuate, draw, elongate, extend, prolong, protract, stretch
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- contract, shorten