make longer
Add more length
To make longer is to extend something in length, duration, or amount.
You can make a dress longer by letting out the hem, make a meeting longer by adding agenda items, or make a story longer by including more details.
The phrase emphasizes deliberate extension: Can you make the rope longer?
Adding examples made the essay longer but not better.
- extendMake longer or larger
- stretchPull to extend
- stretch outExtend to full length
- elongateTo make longer
- spin outLose vehicular control rotationally
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