past form and past participle
Made something longer in the past, or was made longer.
The teacher lengthened the class by ten minutes.
The contract was lengthened by one year.
American English
How to pronounce lengthened
verbB2
LEHNGthnd
/ˈlɛŋ.θn̩d̚/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Form of lengthen
Made something longer in the past, or was made longer.
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past form and past participle
Became longer in the past, or having become longer.
The shadows lengthened as the sun set.
The lengthened shadows covered the road.