lengthening

«lengthening» in Mova's school dictionary: making something longer, or becoming longer — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb form (-ing form of lengthen); noun (a lengthening); adjective (lengthening)

meaning for a pupil

1) Lengthening is making something longer, or becoming longer. tree →

2) Lengthening shadows or days are slowly getting longer. tree →

sense in the lessons

Science and seasons: in spring the days are lengthening; at sunset shadows are lengthening. Sewing: lengthening trousers. In maths, lengthening a side changes the area. Stories: «lengthening shadows» shows evening.

examples

• The days are lengthening as spring comes. tree →
• Mum is lengthening my school skirt. tree →
• The shadows were lengthening as the sun went down. tree →
• The council is lengthening the cycle path. tree →
• Lengthening each side of a square makes its area bigger. tree →
• The queue kept lengthening. tree →

note

Base verb: lengthen (length + en). Opposite: shortening. Maths: if each side of a square is doubled, the area becomes four times bigger.

In the corpora

• My days are like a lengthening shadow; and I am withered like grass.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «lengthening» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.