lengthen

Who acts: days, Mum, I, you, shadows, Runners · What happens: lengthen, mean, make, become, grow, go down · To what, where: something, it, skirt, sentence, trousers, shadows · Speech: someone speaks here

«lengthen» in the English dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 10 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: lengthen in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

To lengthen something means to make it longer: «lengthen a skirt», «lengthen a sentence».

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 lengthen	mark
2	lengthen	lengthen	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 means	csubj
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 lengthen	obj
4	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 make	mark
6	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 means	xcomp
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 make	obj
8	longer	long	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	6 make	xcomp
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 lengthen	punct
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 lengthen	punct
11	lengthen	lengthen	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	4 means	parataxis
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 skirt	det
13	skirt	skirt	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 lengthen	obj
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 lengthen	punct
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 lengthen	punct
16	«	«	PUNCT	_	17 lengthen	punct
17	lengthen	lengthen	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	11 lengthen	conj
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 sentence	det
19	sentence	sentence	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 lengthen	obj
20	»	»	PUNCT	_	17 lengthen	punct
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	lengthen	to-infinitive	something		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent something=Patient
2	mean	present			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	make not said to happen	to-infinitive	it	long property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product
4	lengthen in a quote	infinitive	a skirt		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent skirt=Patient
5	lengthen in a quote	infinitive	a sentence		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent sentence=Patient

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Everyday, meaning 2

To lengthen means to become longer: «The days lengthen in spring».

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 lengthen	mark
2	lengthen	lengthen	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 means	csubj
3	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 become	mark
5	become	become	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 means	xcomp
6	longer	long	ADV	Degree=Cmp	5 become	advmod
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 lengthen	punct
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 lengthen	punct
9	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 days	det
10	days	day	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 lengthen	nsubj
11	lengthen	lengthen	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 means	parataxis
12	in	in	ADP	_	13 spring	case
13	spring	spring	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 lengthen	obl
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 lengthen	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	when	other	roles by
1	lengthen	to-infinitive				vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	mean	present				vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	become not said to happen	to-infinitive			long property	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
4	lengthen in a quote	present	the days	spring		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 1

The days lengthen after midwinter.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 days	det
2	days	day	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 lengthen	nsubj
3	lengthen	lengthen	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	after	after	ADP	_	5 midwinter	case
5	midwinter	midwinter	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lengthen	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 lengthen	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lengthen	present	the days				after midwinter		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 2

Mum lengthened my trousers because I grew.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lengthened	nsubj
2	lengthened	lengthen	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
3	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 trousers	nmod:poss
4	trousers	trousers	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 lengthened	obj
5	because	because	SCONJ	_	7 grew	mark
6	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 grew	nsubj
7	grew	grow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 lengthened	advcl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 lengthened	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lengthen	participle	Mum	my trousers					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent trousers=Patient
2	grow	past	I						vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 3

Can you lengthen this sentence with an adjective?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 lengthen	aux
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 lengthen	nsubj
3	lengthen	lengthen	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 sentence	det
5	sentence	sentence	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lengthen	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 adjective	case
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 adjective	det
8	adjective	adjective	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lengthen	obl
9	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 lengthen	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lengthen	can	you	this sentence				with a adjective	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent sentence=Patient with adjective=Instrument

Example 4

The shadows lengthened as the sun went down.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 shadows	det
2	shadows	shadow	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 went	nsubj
3	lengthened	lengthen	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 shadows	acl
4	as	as	ADP	_	6 sun	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 sun	det
6	sun	sun	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lengthened	obl
7	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	down	down	ADV	_	7 went	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lengthen	participle		the shadows not said here				as the sun	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	go down	past	the shadows					down property	vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute

Example 5

Runners lengthen their stride to go faster.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Runners	runner	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 lengthen	nsubj
2	lengthen	lengthen	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 stride	nmod:poss
4	stride	stride	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lengthen	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 go	mark
6	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 lengthen	advcl
7	faster	fast	ADV	Degree=Cmp	6 go	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 lengthen	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	lengthen	present	Runners	Runners's stride		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent stride=Patient
2	go	to-infinitive	Runners not said here		fast property	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	stride		Runners = runner			nom stride «act transitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

The teacher lengthened break time because of the sunshine.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 teacher	det
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	lengthened	lengthen	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 teacher	acl
4	break	break	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 time	compound
5	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lengthened	obl:unmarked
6	because	because	ADP	ExtPos=ADP	9 sunshine	case
7	of	of	ADP	_	6 because	fixed
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 sunshine	det
9	sunshine	sunshine	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lengthened	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 teacher	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lengthen	participle		the teacher not said here			time	because the sunshine	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 7

We lengthened the rope by tying two together.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 lengthened	nsubj
2	lengthened	lengthen	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 rope	det
4	rope	rope	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lengthened	obj
5	by	by	SCONJ	_	6 tying	mark
6	tying	tie	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 lengthened	advcl
7	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 tying	obj
8	together	together	ADV	_	7 two	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 lengthened	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lengthen	past	We	the rope					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent rope=Patient
2	tie	gerund	We not said here	two					vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent two=Patient

Example 8

The queue lengthened as more people came.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 queue	det
2	queue	queue	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 came	nsubj
3	lengthened	lengthen	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 queue	acl
4	as	as	ADP	_	6 people	case
5	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	6 people	amod
6	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 lengthened	obl
7	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lengthen	participle		the queue not said here				as more people	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	come	past	the queue						vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 9

Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thy habitations, spare not; lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes. (Prophets ISA.54.2, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thy habitations, spare not; lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes.

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Enlarge	enlarge	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 place	det
3	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Enlarge	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 tent	case
5	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	6 tent	nmod:poss
6	tent	tent	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 place	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 let	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 let	cc
9	let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Enlarge	conj
10	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 let	obj
11	stretch	stretch	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 let	xcomp
12	forth	forth	ADV	_	11 stretch	advmod
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 curtains	det
14	curtains	curtain	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 stretch	obj
15	of	of	ADP	_	17 habitations	case
16	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	17 habitations	nmod:poss
17	habitations	habitation	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 curtains	nmod
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 spare	punct
19	spare	spare	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	9 let	conj
20	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	19 spare	advmod
21	;	;	PUNCT	_	22 lengthen	punct
22	lengthen	lengthen	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Enlarge	conj
23	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	24 cords	nmod:poss
24	cords	cord	NOUN	Number=Plur	22 lengthen	obj
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	27 strengthen	punct
26	and	and	CCONJ	_	27 strengthen	cc
27	strengthen	strengthen	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Enlarge	conj
28	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	29 stakes	nmod:poss
29	stakes	stake	NOUN	Number=Plur	27 strengthen	obj
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Enlarge	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	enlarge	imperative	you not said here	the place of thy tent		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent place=Patient
2	let	infinitive	you not said here	them = they		tree rules
3	stretch	infinitive	them = they not said here	the curtains of thy habitations	forth property	vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent curtain=Patient
4	not spare	infinitive	you not said here			vn bill-54.5 «NP V NP NP.asset»: agent=Agent
5	lengthen	infinitive	you not said here	thy cords		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent cord=Patient
6	strengthen	infinitive	you not said here	thy stakes		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent stake=Patient
7	stake		thy			nom stake «possession transitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Prophets ISA.54.2, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	ISA.54.2	ISA.54.2	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 ISA.54.2	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 ISA.54.2	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 10

And if thou wilt walk in My ways, to keep My statutes and My commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.' (Prophets 1KI.3.14, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And if thou wilt walk in My ways, to keep My statutes and My commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.'

The tree, 27 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	5 walk	cc
2	if	if	SCONJ	_	5 walk	mark
3	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	5 walk	nsubj
4	wilt	will	AUX	Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin	5 walk	aux
5	walk	walk	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 ways	case
7	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 ways	nmod:poss
8	ways	way	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 walk	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 keep	punct
10	to	to	PART	_	11 keep	mark
11	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 walk	advcl
12	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 statutes	nmod:poss
13	statutes	statute	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 keep	obj
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 commandments	cc
15	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 commandments	nmod:poss
16	commandments	commandment	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 statutes	conj
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 walk	punct
18	as	as	SCONJ	_	23 walk	mark
19	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	20 father	nmod:poss
20	father	father	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 walk	nsubj
21	David	David	PROPN	Number=Sing	20 father	appos
22	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	23 walk	aux
23	walk	walk	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 keep	conj
24	,	,	PUNCT	_	28 lengthen	punct
25	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	28 lengthen	advmod
26	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	28 lengthen	nsubj
27	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	28 lengthen	aux
28	lengthen	lengthen	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 keep	conj
29	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	30 days	nmod:poss
30	days	day	NOUN	Number=Plur	28 lengthen	obj
31	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 walk	punct
32	'	'	PUNCT	_	5 walk	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	roles by
1	walk	future	thou		My ways		vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in way=Trajectory
2	keep	to-infinitive	thou not said here	My statutes and My commandments			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent statute=Theme
3	walk	past · do-support	thy father				vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	lengthen	future	I			then; day	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
5	command		My				nom commandment «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Prophets 1KI.3.14, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	1KI.3.14	1KI.3.14	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Prophets	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 1917	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 1917	nmod:unmarked
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 1KI.3.14	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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📖 lengthen

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