- to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to grow (of hair, height, grass, etc.)
- to straighten out; to be flattened; to become smooth
- to spread (of paint, cream, etc.)
- to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
- to lose elasticity; to become slack; to become soggy (e.g. noodles)
- to make progress; to develop; to expand; to increase; to improveonly applies to 伸びる
- to be exhausted; to be groggy; to pass out; to collapseonly applies to 伸びる
- to be prolonged (meeting, life span, etc.); to be extended (e.g. deadline); to lengthen (e.g. of the days)only applies to 延びる
- to be postponed; to be delayed; to be put offonly applies to 延びる
Ichidan verb; intransitive verb
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"We've got taller so they don't fit." "Right, it's certainly not that we've got fat!" "The useful phrase 'grown up' is our trump card."
Sales at the company zoomed thanks to brisk export demand, but profit did not keep up because of intense competition.