"lengthen" meaning in 英語

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Verb

IPA: ˈlɛŋk.θən Forms: lengthens [third-person, singular, present], lengthening [present, participle], lengthened [past, participle]
  1. 延ばす、長くする、延長する。 Tags: transitive
    Sense id: ja-lengthen-en-verb-e2rHXn-g Categories (other): 英語 他動詞
  2. 延びる、長くなる。 Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: ja-lengthen-en-verb-MoSnuoFl Categories (other): 英語 自動詞
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: extend
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "shorten"
    },
    {
      "word": "abbreviate"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "英語",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "英語 動詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "英語 国際音声記号あり",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "英語 音声リンクがある語句",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "英語_接尾辞\"-en\"",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "length + 接尾辞 \"-en\""
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lengthens",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lengthening",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lengthened",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "英語",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "動詞",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "英語 他動詞",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "text": "lengthen the name \"Tom\" to \"Tomcat\"",
          "translation": "「トム」を「トムキャット」に延ばして呼ぶ"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "延ばす、長くする、延長する。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-lengthen-en-verb-e2rHXn-g",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "延",
          "の"
        ],
        [
          "長",
          "なが"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "英語 自動詞",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "延びる、長くなる。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-lengthen-en-verb-MoSnuoFl",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "延",
          "の"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "ˈlɛŋk.θən"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "extend"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lengthen"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "shorten"
    },
    {
      "word": "abbreviate"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "英語",
    "英語 動詞",
    "英語 国際音声記号あり",
    "英語 音声リンクがある語句",
    "英語_接尾辞\"-en\""
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "length + 接尾辞 \"-en\""
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lengthens",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lengthening",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lengthened",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "英語",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "動詞",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "英語 他動詞"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "text": "lengthen the name \"Tom\" to \"Tomcat\"",
          "translation": "「トム」を「トムキャット」に延ばして呼ぶ"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "延ばす、長くする、延長する。"
      ],
      "ruby": [
        [
          "延",
          "の"
        ],
        [
          "長",
          "なが"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "英語 自動詞"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "延びる、長くなる。"
      ],
      "ruby": [
        [
          "延",
          "の"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "ˈlɛŋk.θən"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "extend"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lengthen"
}

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