Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lengthen down

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
length-en -down
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become or make (something) less lengthy or shorter in duration.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

verb

To stretch downwards.

Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

lengthens down (present, singular) lengthening down (participle, present) lengthened down (participle, past) lengthened down (past)

Questions

What does lengthen down mean?
To become or make (something) less lengthy or shorter in duration.

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