lengthening

Everyday

1. Lengthening is making something longer, or becoming longer. tree →
2. Lengthening shadows or days are slowly getting longer. tree →

In the lessons

Science and seasons: in spring the days are lengthening; at sunset shadows are lengthening. Sewing: lengthening trousers. In maths, lengthening a side changes the area. Stories: «lengthening shadows» shows evening.

Examples

• The days are lengthening as spring comes. tree →
• Mum is lengthening my school skirt. tree →
• The shadows were lengthening as the sun went down. tree →
• The council is lengthening the cycle path. tree →
• Lengthening each side of a square makes its area bigger. tree →
• The queue kept lengthening. tree →

Note

Base verb: lengthen (length + en). Opposite: shortening. Maths: if each side of a square is doubled, the area becomes four times bigger.

In Jewish tradition

Science and seasons: in spring the days are lengthening; at sunset shadows are lengthening. Sewing: lengthening trousers. In maths, lengthening a side changes the area. Stories: «lengthening shadows» shows evening.

Examples

• My days are like a lengthening shadow; and I am withered like grass. (Writings PSA.102.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by almsgiving, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of thy prosperity.' (Writings DAN.4.24, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Base verb: lengthen (length + en). Opposite: shortening. Maths: if each side of a square is doubled, the area becomes four times bigger.