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lengthening

/ˈleŋθənɪŋ/

/ˈlɛŋθənɪŋ/

Translations

lengtheninggerund / present participle

/ˈleŋθənɪŋ/

/ˈlɛŋθənɪŋ/

qui s'allonge

The lengthening shadows stretched across the field.

Les ombres qui s'allongeaient s’étendaient sur le champ.

Synonyms

drawing out

lengthy (rare)

growing longer

lengtheningnoun

lengthenings

allongement

The lengthening of the days is noticeable as spring approaches.

L’allongement des jours est perceptible à l’approche du printemps.

Synonyms

lengthenverb

lengthening

Gerund

lengthened

Past Simple

lengthened

Past Participle

lengthening

Gerund

/ˈleŋθən/

/ˈlɛŋθən/

allongerEmploi transitif : rendre plus long, notamment en parlant d’un vêtement, d’un objet ou d’une durée.

The tailor will lengthen the dress to fit her height.

Le tailleur allongera la robe pour l’adapter à sa taille.

s'allongerEmploi intransitif : devenir plus long, en particulier pour le temps ou la durée.

The days lengthen as summer approaches.

Les jours s’allongent à l’approche de l’été.

Additional translations

rallongerVariante courante dans certains contextes, notamment pour une durée ou un objet que l’on rend plus long.

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Definitions

lengtheninggerund / present participle

Becoming longer; increasing in length.

The lengthening shadows stretched across the field.

lengtheningnoun

The act or process of making something longer.

The lengthening of the days is noticeable as spring approaches.

An increase in the length of something.

The lengthening of the skirt was necessary to comply with the dress code.

lengthenverb

To make something longer in time, distance, or extent; to increase the length of.

The tailor will lengthen the dress to fit her height.

To become longer in time, distance, or extent.

The days lengthen as summer approaches.