extend, lengthen, prolong, protract mean to draw out or add to so as to increase in length. extend and lengthen imply a drawing out in space or time but extend may also imply increase in width, …

1. in detail; taking a long time.

LENGTHEN definition: 1. to make something longer, or to become longer: 2. If you lengthen something, or it lengthens…. Learn more.

Lengthen definition: to make longer; make greater in length.. See examples of LENGTHEN used in a sentence.

To lengthen is to make longer, either in a material or an immaterial sense: to lengthen a dress. To extend is to lengthen beyond some original point or so as to reach a certain point: to extend a …

Definition of lengthen verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Nov 21, 2025 · lengthen (third-person singular simple present lengthens, present participle lengthening, simple past and past participle lengthened) You need to lengthen the story if you …