adj
Meaning 1
That has been made longer; that has been extended.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
lengthened
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verb
Meaning 2
simple past and past participle of lengthen
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
drawn out or made longer spatially
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Picasso's elongated Don Quixote
- lengthened skirts are fashionable this year
- the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes
- a prolonged black line across the page
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: elongated, extended, prolonged
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: удължен (udǎlžen) — that has been made longer
- French: allongé — that has been made longer
- Polish: wydłużony — that has been made longer
- Portuguese: alongado — that has been made longer
- Romanian: lungit — that has been made longer
- Romanian: prelungit — that has been made longer
- Russian: удлинённый (udlinjónnyj) — that has been made longer
- Spanish: elongado — that has been made longer
- Ukrainian: подо́вжений (podóvženyj) — that has been made longer
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