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Pronunciation / Transliteration: enchō suru
"会議の時間を延長する必要があります。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make something longer in duration or extent.
"The artist decided to elongate the shadows in her painting to create a more dramatic effect."
- 1
Having been made longer; extended.
"The elongate shape of the building was designed to maximize sunlight exposure."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'elongate' originates from the Latin 'elongatus', the past participle of 'elongare', meaning 'to lengthen'. It entered English in the late 19th century, evolving from a focus on physical lengthening to broader applications in various contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Elongate" is said worldwide
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Allonger
Transliteration: a-lon-zhay
"Il a décidé d'allonger le temps de la réunion."
Verlängern
Transliteration: fer-leng-ern
"Wir müssen die Frist verlängern."
Allungare
Transliteration: al-lun-gah-reh
"Dobbiamo allungare il tempo di attesa."
Alargar
Transliteration: ah-lar-gar
"Necesitamos alargar la duración del evento."
Alongar
Transliteration: ah-lon-gar
"Precisamos alongar o prazo."
लंबा करना
Transliteration: lamba karna
"हमें समय को लंबा करना होगा।"
延长
Transliteration: yáncháng
"我们需要延长会议的时间。"
늘리다
Transliteration: neullida
"회의 시간을 늘려야 합니다."
延長する
Transliteration: enchō suru
"会議の時間を延長する必要があります。"
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