| VERB | change | lengthen | make longer |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | lengthen | become long / long or longer |
| Sounds | leh'ngkthahn; leh'ngthahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | make longer. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | They lengthen the cape | |
| Example | "Lengthen this skirt, please" | |
| Cause to | lengthen | Become long / long or longer |
| Narrower | elongate, stretch | make long or longer by pulling and stretching |
| prolong, protract, extend, draw out | lengthen in time | |
| Broader | increase | make bigger or more |
| Opposite | shorten | make shorter / shorter than originally / originally intended |
| Spanish | alargar, prolongar | |
| Catalan | allargar, prolongar | |
| Meaning | Become long / long or longer. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "In Spring, the days lengthen" | |
| Caused by | lengthen | make longer |
| Broader | grow | Become larger / larger, greater, or bigger |
| Opposite | shorten | Become short or shorter |
| Spanish | alargarse, alargar, alongar, prolongar | |
| Catalan | allargar-se, allargar, prolongar | |
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