lengthen
/ˈleŋθən/verb
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लंबा होना या करना
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to become longer; to make something longer
लंबा होना या करना
- The days lengthen in summer.
- Lengthen the skirt.
- The tailor will lengthen the trousers by two inches.
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- Shadows lengthen as the evening comes.
- They decided to lengthen the school day by half an hour.
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lengthen (transitive) + object
To lengthen something is to make it longer; the object can be a skirt, a road, a runway or a school day.
किसी चीज़ को 'lengthen' करने का अर्थ उसे लंबा बनाना है; object स्कर्ट, सड़क, रनवे या स्कूल का दिन हो सकता है।
- The tailor lengthened the sleeves.
- The authorities lengthened the runway.
lengthen (intransitive)
Without an object, lengthen means to become longer by itself, as shadows or days do.
बिना object के 'lengthen' का अर्थ अपने आप लंबा हो जाना है, जैसे परछाइयाँ या दिन।
- The shadows lengthen in the evening.
- Days begin to lengthen after December.
lengthen + by + amount
Use by for how much longer something is made.
कोई चीज़ कितनी लंबी की गई, यह बताने के लिए by का प्रयोग होता है।
- The tailor lengthened the trousers by two inches.
- The road was lengthened by a kilometre.
lengthen / length / long / lengthy
The verb is lengthen, the noun length, the adjective long, and lengthy means too long in time, especially talk or writing.
Verb 'lengthen' है, noun 'length', adjective 'long', और 'lengthy' समय में बहुत लंबा, विशेषकर भाषण या लेखन के लिए।
- The speech was lengthy and boring.
- The length of the bridge is two kilometres.
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lengthen + noun
the skirtthe daythe roadthe listthe shadow
- The Education Board lengthened the school day by thirty minutes.
adverb + lengthen
graduallyslowlygreatlyslightlysteadily
- The days lengthen gradually after the winter solstice.
lengthen + by
by two inchesby an hourby a yearby a few minutes
- They lengthened the course by a year.
noun + lengthen
shadows lengthendays lengthenqueues lengthenlists lengthen
- Queues lengthen outside the exam centre in the morning.
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- My mother asked the tailor to lengthen my kurta.
माँ ने दर्ज़ी से मेरा कुर्ता लंबा करने को कहा।
- In summer the days lengthen and the nights grow shorter.
गर्मियों में दिन लंबे होते जाते हैं और रातें छोटी होती जाती हैं।
- Heavy traffic can lengthen your journey by an hour.
भारी यातायात आपकी यात्रा को एक घंटा लंबा कर सकता है।
- The committee decided to lengthen the deadline for applications.
समिति ने आवेदन की अंतिम तिथि बढ़ाने का निर्णय लिया।
- Long shadows lengthened across the field as the sun set.
सूर्यास्त होते ही मैदान पर लंबी परछाइयाँ और लंबी होती गईं।
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✗ The tailor lengthened the sleeves with two inches.
✓ The tailor lengthened the sleeves by two inches.
The amount of change is introduced by by, not with.
परिवर्तन की मात्रा by से बताई जाती है, with से नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all make something longer, but they are used for different things.
ये सभी क्रियाएँ किसी चीज़ को लंबा करती हैं, पर अलग-अलग चीज़ों के लिए प्रयुक्त होती हैं।
To make or become longer in size or time.
आकार या समय में लंबा करना या होना।
- They lengthened the platform.
To make longer or larger, including a deadline, a visa or a building.
किसी चीज़ को लंबा या बड़ा करना, जैसे समय-सीमा, visa या इमारत।
- The school extended its hours.
To pull something so that it becomes longer or wider, like elastic.
किसी चीज़ को खींचकर लंबा या चौड़ा करना, जैसे रबर।
- He stretched the rope.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
length·en
With -ngth- (not 'lenghten').
-ngth- के साथ ('lenghten' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the -en verbs from adjectives and nouns: lengthen (from length), strengthen (strength), widen (wide), deepen (deep), heighten (height), shorten (short).
Adjectives और nouns से बने -en verbs याद रखिए: lengthen (length से), strengthen (strength), widen (wide), deepen (deep), heighten (height), shorten (short)।
Keep the make-longer words together: lengthen, extend, prolong (make something last longer in time), elongate (make longer in shape), protract (make something last longer than necessary).
लंबा करने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: lengthen, extend, prolong (समय में लंबा करना), elongate (आकार में लंबा करना), protract (आवश्यकता से अधिक लंबा खींचना)।