längen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German lengen, from Old High German lengen, from Proto-West Germanic *langijan. By surface analysis, lang +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛŋən /
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Verb

längen (weak, third-person singular present längt, past tense längte, past participle gelängt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to lengthen, to elongate, to stretch
    Synonyms: verlängern, ausdehnen
  2. to delay
    Synonyms: hinausschieben, hinauszögern
  3. (reflexive) to become longer
    Synonyms: länger werden, sich ziehen
    Die Tage/Nächte längen sich.
    The days/nights are getting longer.

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Further reading

  • längen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • längen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • längen” in Duden online
  • längen” in OpenThesaurus.de