lengthen

IPA(Pronunciation)

transitive intransitive

(transitive) To make longer, to extend the length of. / (intransitive) To become longer.

Japanese Meaning

（他動詞）〜を長くする、延ばす / （自動詞）〜が長くなる、伸びる

We decided to lengthen the deadline by two days to accommodate late submissions.

遅れて提出した人に対応するため、締め切りを2日延長することにしました。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To make longer, to extend the length of.

You need to lengthen the story if you want to have it published.

Sense（2）

(intransitive) To become longer.

The shadows on the lawn lengthened as the sun began to set.

lengthens

（ present singular third-person ）

lengthening

（ participle present ）

lengthened

（ participle past ）

lengthened

（ past ）