OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 28880

lengthen

/ˈlɛŋθən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
alargar • elongar
To make longer, to extend the length of.
The platforms of all stations from Shepherds Bush to Liverpool Street have been lengthened from 325 ft. to 427 ft. between tunnel headwalls, to take longer trains.
You need to lengthen the story if you want to have it published.
alargarse
To become longer.
The shadows on the lawn lengthened as the sun began to set.