lengthen.
To make longer, to extend the length of.
Meaning & usage
To make longer, to extend the length of.
You need to lengthen the story if you want to have it published.
To become longer.
The shadows on the lawn lengthened as the sun began to set.
Where this word comes from
From length + -en.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.