having notably more length than width; being long and slender
“an elongate tail tapering to a point”
Word Forms
elongation
noun
the quality of being elongated
stretch
noun
extension to or beyond the ordinary limit
stretcher
noun
a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it
stretching
noun
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
verlängern
durch Ziehen und Dehnen länger oder länger machen
🇫🇷French
allongé
faire long ou plus en tirant et en étirant
🇪🇸Spanish
alargado
alargar o alargar tirando y estirando
🇮🇹Italian
allungare
rendere lungo o più lungo tirando e allungando
🇳🇱Dutch
langwerpig
lang of langer maken door te trekken en te strekken
🇵🇹Portuguese
alongado
torne longo ou mais longo puxando e esticando
🇷🇺Russian
удлинять
сделать длиннее или длиннее, потянув и растянув
India
🇮🇳Hindi
दीर्घ
खींचकर और खींचकर लंबा या लंबा बनाएं
🇧🇩Bengali
প্রসারিত করা
টানা এবং প্রসারিত করে দীর্ঘ বা দীর্ঘ করুন
🇮🇳Tamil
நீளமான
இழுத்து நீட்டுவதன் மூலம் நீளமாகவோ அல்லது நீளமாகவோ செய்யுங்கள்
🇮🇳Telugu
పొడుగుచేసిన
లాగడం మరియు సాగదీయడం ద్వారా పొడవుగా లేదా పొడవుగా చేయండి
🇮🇳Marathi
लांबवणे
खेचणे आणि ताणून लांब किंवा लांब करा
🇮🇳Gujarati
લંબાવવું
ખેંચીને અને ખેંચીને લાંબો કે લાંબો બનાવો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಉದ್ದವಾದ
ಎಳೆಯುವ ಮತ್ತು ಹಿಗ್ಗಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಉದ್ದ ಅಥವಾ ಉದ್ದ ಮಾಡಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
നീളമേറിയ
വലിച്ചും നീട്ടിയും നീളമോ നീളമോ ഉണ്ടാക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਲੰਬਾ ਕਰਨਾ
ਖਿੱਚਣ ਅਤੇ ਖਿੱਚ ਕੇ ਲੰਮਾ ਜਾਂ ਲੰਬਾ ਬਣਾਓ
🇵🇰Urdu
لمبا کرنا
کھینچ کر اور کھینچ کر لمبا یا لمبا بنائیں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
拉长
通过拉动和拉伸使长度更长
🇯🇵Japanese
伸びる
引っ張ったり伸ばしたりして長くする
🇰🇷Korean
길다
당기거나 늘려서 길게 또는 길게 만들다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
kéo dài ra
làm dài hoặc dài hơn bằng cách kéo và kéo dài
🇹🇭Thai
ยาว
ทำให้ยาวหรือยาวขึ้นโดยการดึงและยืด
🇮🇩Indonesian
memanjangkan
membuat panjang atau panjang dengan cara menarik dan merenggangkan
🇵🇭Filipino
pahabain
gawing mahaba o mas mahaba sa pamamagitan ng paghila at pag-unat
🇲🇾Malay
memanjang
buat panjang atau lebih panjang dengan menarik dan meregang
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
استطال
اجعلها طويلة أو أطول عن طريق السحب والتمدد
🇮🇷Persian
دراز کردن
با کشیدن و کشش طولانی یا طولانی تر کنید
🇹🇷Turkish
uzatmak
çekerek ve gererek uzun veya daha uzun hale getirin
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהַאֲרִיך
לעשות ארוך או ארוך יותר על ידי משיכה ומתיחה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'elongate'?
The primary meaning of 'elongate' is 'make long or longer by pulling and stretching'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'elongate' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'elongate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'elongate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'elongate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'elongate' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'elongate' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'elongate' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'elongate' in regular conversations?
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