Definitions for lengthen
ˈlɛŋk θən, ˈlɛŋ-, ˈlɛn-length·en

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lengthenverb

   make longer

   "Lengthen this skirt, please"

2. lengthenverb

   become long or longer

   "In Spring, the days lengthen"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lengthenverb

   To make longer, to extend the length of.

2. lengthenverb

   To become longer.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Lengthenverb

   Etymology: from length.

   1. To draw out; to make longer; to elongate.

   Relaxing the fibres, is making them flexible, or easy to be lengthened without rupture. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

   Falling dews with spangles deck’d the glade,
   And the low sun had lengthen’d ev’ry shade. Alexander Pope.

   2. To protract; to continue.

   Break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity. Dan. iv. 27.

   Frame your mind to mirth and merriment,
   Which bars a thousand harms, and lengthens life. William Shakespeare.

   It is in our power to secure to ourselves an interest in the divine mercies that are yet to come, and to lengthen the course of our present prosperity. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

   3. To protract pronunciation.

   The learned languages were less constrained in the quantity of every syllable, besides helps of grammatical figures for the lengthening or abbreviation of them. Dryden.

   4. To Le'ngthen out. [The particle out is only emphatical.] To protract; to extend.

   What if I please to lengthen out his date
   A day, and take a pride to cozen fate. John Dryden, Aur.

   I’d hoard up every moment of my life,
   To lengthen out the payment of my tears. Dryden.

   It lengthens out every act of worship, and produces more lasting and permanent impressions in the mind, than those which accompany any transient form of words. Addison.

2. To Lengthenverb

   To grow longer; to increase in length.

   One may as well make a yard, whose parts lengthen and shrink, as a measure of trade in materials, that have not always a settled value. John Locke.

   Still ’tis farther from its end;
   Still finds its error lengthen with its way. Matthew Prior.

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1. lengthen

   To lengthen means to make something longer in physical distance or time duration. It could involve extending, stretching or elongating something, or increasing the amount of time something lasts or continues.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Lengthenverb

   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. Lengthenverb

   to become longer

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lengthen

   To extend in length; to make longer; to elongate; as, to lengthen a line of troops. To lengthen the step, to take more than the prescribed pace.

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1. • Grow
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How to pronounce lengthen?

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How to say lengthen in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lengthen in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lengthen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of lengthen in a Sentence

1. Jen Psaki:

   The president has made clear that he believes that through follow-on diplomacy, the United States seeks to lengthen and strengthen nuclear constraints on Iran and address other issues of concern. Iran must resume compliance with significant nuclear constraints under the deal in order for that to proceed, we would expect that some of his earlier conversations with foreign counterparts and foreign leaders will be with partners and allies and you would certainly anticipate that this would be part of the discussions.

2. Cullen Hightower:

   Laughing at our mistakes can lengthen our own life. Laughing at someone else's can shorten it.

3. Charles de LEUSSE:

   The waves s' lengthen on the beach; Your hair on your back of an Angel. (Les vagues s’allongent sur la plage; Tes cheveux sur ton dos d’ange. )

4. Latin Proverb:

   Do not lengthen the quarrel while there is an opportunity of escaping.

5. Ryan Goodwin:

   The new device has a magnetic actuator, so it’s an expandable rod so once it’s implanted it’s not necessary to go back in with another operation to lengthen it, simply using a magnetic actuator can actually lengthen the rods slowly through the patient’s skin without having to do an operation.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lengthen
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lengthen
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=lengthen
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lengthen
6. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html