lengthens

Meanings

• Verb

  To make longer in size, duration, or scope.

  - "The musician lengthened the note to create a dramatic effect."
  - "The editor asked the author to lengthen the article to meet the word count."
  - "The company decided to lengthen its production hours to meet demand."

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Antonyms

shorten

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Variants

List of all variants of lengthens that leads to same result
lengthen , lengthened , lengthener , lengtheners , lengthening , lengthens

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to stretch out' or 'to extend'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'lengthens' contains the letter sequence 'hen', which is also found in the word 'henpecked'.

2. In the English language, 'lengthens' is the longest word that can be spelled using only the letters 'l', 'e', 'n', 'g', and 't'.

3. The longest word in the English language that starts with the letter 'l' is 'pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis', which means a type of lung disease caused by inhaling very fine silica particles. However, it is not commonly used, and 'lengthens' is a much more frequently used word.

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Related Concepts

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1. Extend: Related concept, meaning to make larger in size, area, or duration.

2. Prolong: Related concept, meaning to make last longer or continue for a longer time.

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Culture

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Lengthens has been used extensively in various contexts, such as in music to create suspense or in literature to build tension.

How to Memorize "lengthens"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a piece of paper being stretched out to make it longer.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'lengthens' with the idea of making something bigger or longer.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Lengthens is for making things longer' to remember the meaning.

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