English verb: lengthen | |||
1. | lengthen (change) make longer | ||
Samples | Lengthen this skirt, please. | ||
Examples | They lengthen the cape | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | increase | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | draw out, elongate, extend, prolong, protract, stretch | ||
Cause | lengthen | ||
Antonyms | shorten | ||
2. | lengthen (change) become long or longer | ||
Samples | In Spring, the days lengthen. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | grow | ||
Antonyms | shorten | ||