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延のばす
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)
1. to grow long (e.g. hair, nails)
esp. 伸ばす
Well, you haven't even grown your nails out yet.
2. to lengthen; to extend; to stretch
As I watched him walk away, I had a good long stretch.
3. to reach out; to hold out
esp. 伸ばす
Just as I was about to reach out my hand, the signal to depart was given.
4. to straighten; to smooth out
5. to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.)
6. to dilute; to thin out
7. to postpone
esp. 延ばす
8. to prolong
9. to strengthen; to develop; to expand
So, make sure you work hard to improve that score next year.
Alt. forms
伸のばす
83%
のばす
10%
延のばす
5%
Kanji used
延
prolong
Pitch accent
の
ば
す
Top 9700
Conjugations...Used in: 1386
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to prolong one's life
to extend the term; to extend a deadline
3 more...
Examples (15 in total)
He extended his right arm.
I want to extend my stay here for a few more days.
Can you extend your holiday by a few days?
We put off the departure till tomorrow.
You may extend your stay in Tokyo.
I'd like to extend my stay through Sunday.
You may as well postpone your departure.
Don't put off the work till tomorrow.
I'd like to stay one more night. Is that possible?
She extended her stay by five days.
I postponed doing my housework for a few hours.
We postponed our picnic pending a change in the weather.
The concert was held over till the following week because of the singer's illness.
Everyone in the car said they wanted to get out and stretch their legs.
I'll put off my visit to England till the weather is warmer.