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Added 9 October 2026

lengthen

/ˈlɛŋθən/ verb

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about lengthen at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Make longer.
Lengthen this skirt, please
Become long or longer.
In Spring, the days lengthen

Origin

From length + -en.

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)

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