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lengthen

/ˈlɛŋθən/ verbo B2

En español: alargar, elongar, alargarse

  1. To make longer, to extend the length of. (transitive) · You need to lengthen the story if you want to have it published.
  2. To become longer. (intransitive) · The shadows on the lawn lengthened as the sun began to set.

He/she/it lengthens · Pasado lengthened · Participio pasado lengthened · Forma en -ing lengthening

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De la biblioteca

I went all the way around by the road to lengthen out the time.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 99 · C1
“My face lengthened at this, Mr.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 11 · B2
Then it lengthened out until it became a yellow line, and then, without any warning or sound, a gash seemed to open and a hand appeared, a white, almost womanly hand, which felt about in the centre of the little area of light.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 29 · B2
The baronet’s face perceptibly lengthened.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 180 · C1

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