伸ばす – Vocabulary details

伸のばす

Meanings

Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)

1. to grow long (e.g. hair, nails)

esp. 伸ばす

2. to lengthen; to extend; to stretch

3. to reach out; to hold out

esp. 伸ばす

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

Alt. forms

Kanji used

伸

stretch

Pitch accent

の

ば

す

Conjugations...Used in: 3807

Used in vocabulary (13 in total)

手てを伸のばす

to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

背せ筋すじを伸のばす

to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high

足あしを伸のばす

to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk

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Examples (13 in total)

腰こしが伸のばせません。

I can't straighten out my back.

右みぎ腕うでを伸のばせません。

I can't stretch my right arm.

私わたしは腕うでを伸のばした。

I stretched out my arms.

腕うでをまっすぐ伸のばして。

Stretch your arms straight.

パンにチーズを伸のばした。

I spread cheese on bread.

髭ひげを伸のばしてみたことってある？

Have you ever grown a beard?

売うり上あげを伸のばすために懸けん命めいに働はたらいた。

We worked hard so as to increase our sales.

私わたしはズボンのしわをアイロンで伸のばした。

I ironed out the wrinkles in my pants.

彼かれは本ほんを取とる為ために腕うでを伸のばした。

He stretched out his arm to take the book.

その子こは母はは親おやの方ほうに手てをいっぱいに伸のばした。

The child stretched out his hand to his mother.

彼かれはアメリカにいる間あいだに英えい語ご能のう力りょくを伸のばした。

He developed his English skill while he was in America.

彼かれは自じ分ぶんの英えい語ご力りょくを伸のばすための機き会かいを利り用ようした。

He made use of the opportunity to improve his English.

彼かの女じょはロンドン滞たい在ざいを活かつ用ようして大おおいに英えい語ごの力ちからを伸のばした。