English-Italian translations for lengthen

• allungare
  Dobbiamo affrontare entrambi gli aspetti di questo problema al fine di allungare la vita professionale e, soprattutto, trovare soluzioni flessibili prima del pensionamento. We need to do something about both sides of this problem in order to lengthen working lives and, above all, before we retire, to come up with flexible solutions.

Definition of lengthen

• To make longer, to extend the length of

Examples

• The shadows on the lawn lengthened as the sun began to set.

Related words

• lengthening
• lengthened
• lengthen out
• compensatory lengthening
• compositional lengthening