Definitions
- Referring to the act of making something longer or stretching it out. - Talking about the expansion of time, duration, or deadline. - Describing the act of offering help, support, or hospitality to someone.
- Referring to the act of making something longer in size or duration. - Talking about the increase in distance, space, or time. - Describing the act of prolonging or extending the life of something.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words involve making something longer.
- 2Both can refer to time or duration.
- 3Both can be used in a literal or figurative sense.
What is the difference?
- 1Usage: Extend is more versatile and can be used in various contexts, while lengthen is more specific to physical size or duration.
- 2Action: Extend implies the act of stretching or expanding something, while lengthen implies the act of making something longer.
- 3Purpose: Extend can be used to offer help or support, while lengthen is more focused on increasing size or duration.
- 4Connotation: Extend can have positive or negative connotations depending on the context, while lengthen is generally neutral.
- 5Form: Extend is a regular verb, while lengthen is an irregular verb.
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Remember this!
Extend and lengthen are synonyms that both refer to making something longer. However, extend is more versatile and can be used in various contexts, including time, duration, and offering help. On the other hand, lengthen is more specific to physical size or duration and has a neutral connotation.
