“there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks”
verb
make longer
“Lengthen this skirt, please”
verb
become long or longer
“In Spring, the days lengthen”
Word Forms
prolong
verb
lengthen or extend in duration or space
protract
verb
lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
perpetuate
verb
cause to continue or prevail
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Verlängerung
der Akt, etwas zu verlängern
🇫🇷French
rallongement
le fait de prolonger quelque chose
🇪🇸Spanish
alargamiento
el acto de prolongar algo
🇮🇹Italian
allungamento
l'atto di prolungare qualcosa
🇳🇱Dutch
verlenging
de handeling van het verlengen van iets
🇵🇹Portuguese
alongamento
o ato de prolongar algo
🇷🇺Russian
удлинение
действие по продлению чего-либо
India
🇮🇳Hindi
लंबी के
किसी बात को लम्बा खींचने की क्रिया या भाव
🇧🇩Bengali
লম্বা করা
কিছু দীর্ঘায়িত করার কাজ
🇮🇳Tamil
நீளம்
எதையாவது நீட்டிக்கும் செயல்
🇮🇳Telugu
పొడిగించడం
ఏదో పొడిగించే చర్య
🇮🇳Marathi
लांब करणे
काहीतरी लांबणीवर टाकण्याची क्रिया
🇮🇳Gujarati
લંબાવવું
કંઈક લંબાવવાની ક્રિયા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಉದ್ದವಾಗುವುದು
ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ವಿಸ್ತರಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
നീളുന്നു
എന്തെങ്കിലും നീട്ടുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਲੰਬਾ ਕਰਨਾ
ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਲੰਮਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ
🇵🇰Urdu
لمبا کرنا
کسی چیز کو طول دینے کا عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
延长
延长某事的行为
🇯🇵Japanese
長くする
何かを延長する行為
🇰🇷Korean
연장
무언가를 연장하는 행위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
kéo dài
hành động kéo dài một cái gì đó
🇹🇭Thai
ยาวขึ้น
การกระทำเพื่อยืดเวลาบางสิ่งบางอย่าง
🇮🇩Indonesian
pemanjangan
tindakan memperpanjang sesuatu
🇵🇭Filipino
pagpapahaba
ang pagkilos ng pagpapahaba ng isang bagay
🇲🇾Malay
memanjangkan
perbuatan memanjangkan sesuatu
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
إطالة
فعل إطالة الشيء
🇮🇷Persian
طولانی شدن
عمل طولانی کردن چیزی
🇹🇷Turkish
uzatma
bir şeyi uzatma eylemi
🇮🇱Hebrew
הִתאָרְכוּת
הפעולה של הארכת משהו
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'lengthening'?
The primary meaning of 'lengthening' is 'the act of prolonging something'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'lengthening' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'lengthening' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'lengthening' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'lengthening' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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