Word

lengthen, v.
(lengthened, lengthening, lengthens)
freq. cnt. 1

make longer
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

lengthen

sample sentences

"Lengthen this skirt, please"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
They %s the cape

lexical pointers

antonym

semantic pointers

hypernym

cause

hyponym

prolong, extend, draw out, protract stretch, elongate

become long or longer
<verb.change>

lengthen

sample sentences

"In Spring, the days lengthen"

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

antonym

semantic pointers

hypernym