lengthen

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lengthen
[ˈleŋθən]
verbo transitivo
1alargar
verbo intransitivo
2alargarse

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lengthen [len-zen]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Aumentarse, alargarse, prolongarse o dilatarse alguna cosa. (n)
  • To lengthen out -> estirar, dilatar, alargar
va. Alargar, extender. prolongar, dilatar.

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lengthen [ˈleŋ(k)θən]
verb:transitive
[+dress, trousers] alargar; [+term, period, life, jail sentence] prolongar; alargar; (Ling) [+vowel] alargar
You may be able to reduce your monthly payments and/or lengthen your mortgage term the Lord Chancellor is coming under increasing pressure to lengthen the `cooling off" period for divorce Unscrupulous owners would alter the clocks so as to lengthen the working day there is no substantial proof that exercise lengthens your life For years, we have been getting `tougher on crime" by building new prisons, and lengthening jail sentences the bookmakers have lengthened England's odds to reach the finals from 4-1 on to 5-2
to lengthen one's stride alargar el paso
he lengthened his stride to keep up with her a horse lengthens its stride for speed
verb:intransitive
[+shadows, queue, skirts, days, nights] alargarse; [+silence] prolongarse
when the evening shadows lengthen each month the dole queues lengthen the silence lengthened as Thorne unnecessarily shuffled some papers the days/nights are lengthening the intervals between his visits were lengthening
the odds on us succeeding are lengthening las probabilidades de que lo consigamos están disminuyendo
He had long been considered a favourite for the presidency. Now the odds are lengthening. the odds on IVF being successful start to lengthen, now I'm that much older the colt's odds lengthened slightly yesterday with Ladbrokes, who pushed the French colt out to 5-4 from 6-5

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Verb Conjugation for "lengthen"

Imperative
  • lengthen
  • you lengthen
  • he/she lengthens
  • we lengthen
  • you lengthen
  • they lengthen
Preterite
  • I lengthened
  • you lengthened
  • he/she lengthened
  • we lengthened
  • you lengthened
  • they lengthened
Present Continuous
  • I am lengthening
  • you are lengthening
  • he/she is lengthening
  • we are lengthening
  • you are lengthening
  • they are lengthening
Present Perfect
  • I have lengthened
  • you have lengthened
  • he/she has lengthened
  • we have lengthened
  • you have lengthened
  • they have lengthened
Past Continuous
  • I was lengthening
  • you were lengthening
  • he/she was lengthening
  • we were lengthening
  • you were lengthening
  • they were lengthening
Past Perfect
  • I had lengthened
  • you had lengthened
  • he/she had lengthened
  • we had lengthened
  • you had lengthened
  • they had lengthened
Future
  • I will lengthen
  • you will lengthen
  • he/she will lengthen
  • we will lengthen
  • you will lengthen
  • they will lengthen
Future Perfect
  • I will have lengthened
  • you will have lengthened
  • he/she will have lengthened
  • we will have lengthened
  • you will have lengthened
  • they will have lengthened
Future Continuous
  • I will be lengthening
  • you will be lengthening
  • he/she will be lengthening
  • we will be lengthening
  • you will be lengthening
  • they will be lengthening
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been lengthening
  • you have been lengthening
  • he/she has been lengthening
  • we have been lengthening
  • you have been lengthening
  • they have been lengthening
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been lengthening
  • you will have been lengthening
  • he/she will have been lengthening
  • we will have been lengthening
  • you will have been lengthening
  • they will have been lengthening
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been lengthening
  • you had been lengthening
  • he/she had been lengthening
  • we had been lengthening
  • you had been lengthening
  • they had been lengthening
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