伸びる | Japanese meaning

伸びる【のびる】

Frequency rank: 1,222.

Ichidan verb; intransitive verb

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

Forms

伸びる【のびる】Frequency rank: 1,222.
延びる【のびる】Frequency rank: 11,852. – 11,879.
のびるFrequency rank: 29,319. – 29,535.

Generated definitions (experimental)

to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to grow (of hair, height, grass, etc.)

This meaning refers to the physical act of elongating or increasing in size, often used for living things or materials.

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He exercises every day and has grown taller.

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This grass started to grow right after the rain.

to straighten out; to be flattened; to become smooth

This meaning describes the process of becoming flat or smooth, often used for surfaces or materials.

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She spread the paper on the desk to remove the wrinkles.

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Please step on this to flatten it.

to spread (of paint, cream, etc.)

This usage refers to the action of applying a substance evenly across a surface.

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He is good at spreading paint on the walls.

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Please spread the cream evenly on the toast.

to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

This meaning is used in contexts where a body part is extended or reached out towards something else.

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He stretched out his hand to catch the ball.

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The teacher extended her arm towards the blackboard.

to lose elasticity; to become slack; to become soggy (e.g. noodles)

This meaning conveys the loss of firmness or tension in materials, often used in cooking contexts.

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If you boil the pasta too long, it will become soggy.

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The rubber band lost its elasticity and became unusable.

to make progress; to develop; to expand; to increase; to improve

This usage refers to the concept of growth or advancement in a more abstract sense, such as skills or projects.

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She has been making progress in her English recently.

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The company increased its sales this year.

to be exhausted; to be groggy; to pass out; to collapse

This meaning describes a state of fatigue or inability to continue, often due to exhaustion.

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He ran with all his might and collapsed at the end of the course.

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She was exhausted after the long meeting.

to be prolonged (meeting, life span, etc.); to be extended (e.g. deadline); to lengthen (e.g. of the days)

This usage relates to time being stretched or made longer, often in the context of schedules or durations.

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The meeting ended up being longer than expected.

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The deadline was extended by another week.

to be postponed; to be delayed; to be put off

This meaning indicates a situation where an event or action is deferred to a later time.

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The match will be postponed due to rain.

ざる。

The meeting had to be delayed due to unforeseen circumstances.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to extendto stretch out one's handthe grass growsthe hair growsthe time is extendedthe meeting is prolongedto stretch wellstretchable cheesethe schedule is extendedthe budget is expandedto feel growth or improvementthe project is delayedthe gallery is spreading outthe performance improvesthe results are expanded

Example sentences

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1. きごう「きごう」きごう「、きごう！きごう」きごう「きごう」

"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."

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