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伸びる

のびる

Common

Variants

  • 伸びるのびる
  • 延びるのびる

Meanings

  1. to spread (of paint, cream, etc.)
  2. to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
  3. to be postponed; to be delayed; to be put off
  4. to be prolonged (meeting, life span, etc.); to be extended (e.g. deadline); to lengthen (e.g. of the days)
  5. to lose elasticity; to become slack; to become soggy (e.g. noodles)
  6. to straighten out; to be flattened; to become smooth
  7. to be exhausted; to be groggy; to pass out; to collapse
  8. to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to grow (of hair, height, grass, etc.)
  9. to make progress; to develop; to expand; to increase; to improve

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