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1 lengthways
adv. \/ˈleŋθweɪz\/se ➢ lengthwise, 2 -
2 lengthways/lengthwise
adverb (in the direction of the length: She folded the towels lengthways.) på langs, etter lengden -
3 length
leŋƟ1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) lengde, varighet2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) stykke, lengde3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) (heste-/båt)lengde•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
- go to any lengthslengdesubst. \/leŋθ\/1) lengde• what's the length of the wall?2) ( om tid) lengde, varighet, langvarighet3) strekning, utstrekning4) ( om størrelse) stykke, bit, lengde, stump5) (om tapet, stoff e.l.) lengde6) ( cricket) avstand (til ballens nedslag, den rette avstand til en kastet ball)7) (fonetikk, om vokal) lengdeat arm's length ( også overført) på en armlengdes avstand på strak armat full length meget utførlig, fullstendig, uttømmende i hele sin lengde, i sin fulle lengde, utstraktat great length meget utførlig, inngående, lenge og vel, detaljertat length til slutt, endelig lengeutførlig, omstendelig, inngående, i detalj langt om lengeat some length temmelig utførlig, ganske utførlig, ganske detaljertfall all one's length ramle så lang man ergo the whole length ( overført) ta skrittet fullt utgo to any\/all lengths gå til det ytterste, ikke vike tilbake for noe, ty til alle midlergo to great lengths ( overført) gå svært langt, strekke seg svært langtgo to the length of ( overført) gå så langt som åin length langkeep a good length (sport, spesielt cricket) holde rett avstand, kaste passe langtlength of time tida length of years en årrekkelie full length ligge så lang man erof some length lengre, av lengre varighetthroughout one's length i hele sin lengde
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lengthways — UK [ˈleŋθˌweɪz] / US or lengthwise UK [ˈleŋθˌwaɪz] / US adverb in the direction of the longest side of something Slice the pears in half lengthways … English dictionary
lengthways — lengthways, lengthwise For the adjective only lengthwise is used: The driver was sleeping in a doubled up lengthwise position. For the adverb both forms are available: a hollow tube split lengthways/lengthwise … Modern English usage
Lengthways — Length ways ( w[=a]z ), Lengthwise Length wise ( w[imac]z ), adv. In the direction of the length; running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing; in a longitudinal direction. Contrasted with {crosswise}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lengthways — 1590s, from LENGTH (Cf. length) + WAY (Cf. way), with adverbial genitive s … Etymology dictionary
lengthways — [ˈleŋθˌweɪz] or lengthwise [ˈleŋθˌwaɪz] adv in the direction of the longest side of something … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
lengthways — ► ADVERB ▪ in a direction parallel with a thing s length … English terms dictionary
lengthways — [[t]le̱ŋθweɪz[/t]] also lengthwise ADV: ADV after v Lengthways or lengthwise means in a direction or position along the length of something. Cut the aubergines in half lengthways... She tore off two sections of paper towel and folded them… … English dictionary
lengthways — adv. Lengthways is used with these verbs: ↑cut … Collocations dictionary
lengthways — length|ways [ leŋθ,weız ] or length|wise [ leŋθ,waız ] adverb in the direction of the longest side of something: Slice the pears in half lengthways … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lengthways — also length.wise adverb in the direction or position of the longest side; longways AmE: Lay the bricks lengthways … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lengthways — adverb Date: 1599 lengthwise … New Collegiate Dictionary