LENGTHEN


Meaning of LENGTHEN in English

-thən verb

( lengthened ; lengthened ; lengthening -th(ə)niŋ ; lengthens )

transitive verb

1. : to extend in length : make longer : elongate , prolong , protract

lengthened their skirts halfway to their shoe tops — Mary Austin

overhauls and renewals which would undoubtedly have lengthened her life — F.W.Crofts

2.

a. obsolete : to eke out (provisions) : stretch

b. : to increase by diluting

standing by the counter lengthening out a short supply of wine — Charles Dickens

intransitive verb

: to grow longer

fall lengthened out into winter — Laura Krey

faces lengthened as the news became more certain

Synonyms: see extend

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.