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lengthen down

lengthen down verb: to become or make (something) less lengthy or shorter in duration.

Verb

lengthen down (third-person singular simple present lengthens down, present participle lengthening down, simple past and past participle lengthened down)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To become or make (something) less lengthy or shorter in duration.
  2. (informal) To stretch downwards.

Forms of lengthen down

third-person singular presentlengthens down
present participlelengthening down
past participlelengthened down
pastlengthened down

Questions about lengthen down

What does lengthen down mean?
Lengthen down means to become or make (something) less lengthy or shorter in duration.
What part of speech is lengthen down?
Lengthen down is a verb.
What is the past tense of lengthen down?
The past tense of lengthen down is lengthened down.

Words near lengthen down in the dictionary

  1. length overall
  2. length scale
  3. length scales
  4. lengthed
  5. lengthen
  6. lengthen down
  7. lengthen out
  8. lengthen up
  9. lengthenable
  10. lengthened
  11. lengthened down

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