Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to lengthen
Participle: lengthened
Gerund: lengthening
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | lengthen |
| you | lengthen |
| he;she;it | lengthens |
| we | lengthen |
| you | lengthen |
| they | lengthen |
Perfect
| I | have lengthened |
| you | have lengthened |
| he;she;it | has lengthened |
| we | have lengthened |
| you | have lengthened |
| they | have lengthened |
Past
| I | lengthened |
| you | lengthened |
| he;she;it | lengthened |
| we | lengthened |
| you | lengthened |
| they | lengthened |
Pluperfect
| I | had lengthened |
| you | had lengthened |
| he;she;it | had lengthened |
| we | had lengthened |
| you | had lengthened |
| they | had lengthened |
Future
| I | will lengthen |
| you | will lengthen |
| he;she;it | will lengthen |
| we | will lengthen |
| you | will lengthen |
| they | will lengthen |
Future Perfect
| I | will have lengthened |
| you | will have lengthened |
| he;she;it | will have lengthened |
| we | will have lengthened |
| you | will have lengthened |
| they | will have lengthened |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | lengthen |
| you | lengthen |
| he;she;it | lengthen |
| we | lengthen |
| you | lengthen |
| they | lengthen |
Perfect
| I | have lengthened |
| you | have lengthened |
| he;she;it | have lengthened |
| we | have lengthened |
| you | have lengthened |
| they | have lengthened |
Imperfect
| I | lengthened |
| you | lengthened |
| he;she;it | lengthened |
| we | lengthened |
| you | lengthened |
| they | lengthened |
Pluperfect
| I | had lengthened |
| you | had lengthened |
| he;she;it | had lengthened |
| we | had lengthened |
| you | had lengthened |
| they | had lengthened |
Conditional
Present
| I | would lengthen |
| you | would lengthen |
| he;she;it | would lengthen |
| we | would lengthen |
| you | would lengthen |
| they | would lengthen |
Perfect
| I | would have lengthened |
| you | would have lengthened |
| he;she;it | would have lengthened |
| we | would have lengthened |
| you | would have lengthened |
| they | would have lengthened |
Imperative
| you | lengthen |
| we | Let's lengthen |
| you | lengthen |
Verbs conjugated like 'lengthen'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'lengthen'
enlengthen,
length,
relengthen,
deathen,
depthen,
engreen,
healthen,
leather,
lenite,
lithen,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to make longer
- elongate, extend, produce, protract, stretch
- In space; not time
- prolong
- extend
- elongate, stretch, increase, prolong, attenuate, continue, protract
Antonyms
- to make shorter
- extend, shorten
- to make longer
- shorten, widen
- to make wider
- shorten, straiten, widen
- extend
- contract, abridge, compress, condense
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From length + -en.
Sample Sentences
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[...] any sign of human life or trace of human footstep; nor is anything seen to move about them but the blue jay, whose colour is so bright, and yet so delicate, that it looks like a flying flower. At lengthened intervals a log cabin, with its little space of cleared land about it, nestles under a rising ground, and sends its thread of blue smoke curling up into the sky. It stands in the corner of the poor [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)