lengthening

Thân thiện

The tailor is lengthening the hem of a dress.

Definition

Noun: 1. The act of making something longer: The process or result of increasing the length, duration, or extent of something.

Usage

The word "lengthening" is used to describe the action or process of extending something in physical size, time, or scope. It is often used in both literal and figurative contexts.

Examples

• Literal (Physical):
• Literal (Time):
• Figurative:

Advanced Usage

• "Lengthening of the shadows": A poetic phrase describing the time of day when shadows grow longer, typically in the late afternoon.
  • With the lengthening of the shadows, we knew it was time to head home.

Variants and Related Words

• Lengthen (verb): To make or become longer.
  • The days lengthen in the spring.
• Length (noun): The measurement of something from end to end.
• Lengthy (adjective): Of considerable or unusual length, often excessively long.
  • We had a lengthy discussion about the future.

Synonyms

• Extension: The action of making something longer or larger.
• Prolongation: The act of extending the duration of something.
• Elongation: The process of becoming longer, especially in a technical or physical sense.

Antonyms

• Shortening: The act of making something shorter.
• Contraction: The process of becoming smaller or shorter.
• Reduction: The action of making something smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the act of prolonging something
   • there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks

Từ đồng nghĩa

• prolongation
• protraction
• perpetuation