Japanese Dictionary
Meaning of 伸ばす in Japanese
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伸ばす, 延ばすJLPT 3
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Kana Readingのばす
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Romajinobasu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `su' ending, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to grow long (beard, hair, etc.)
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to lengthen; to extend; to stretch
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to reach out; to hold out
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to straighten; to smooth out
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.)
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to dilute; to thin out
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to postpone
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to prolong
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to strengthen; to develop; to expand
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Examples of 伸ばす, 延ばす, のばす in a sentence
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In the darkness I frantically reach out towards the receding figure.
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Stretch your arms straight.
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I don't blame you for putting off our trip.
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Never do today what you can put off till tomorrow.
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Can't you put it off until tomorrow?
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If it should rain tomorrow, I will put off my departure till the first fine day.
Verb Conjugations
Non-Past
- Plain
- 伸ばす
- Plain Polite
- 伸ばします
- Negative
- 伸ばさない
- Negative Polite
- 伸ばしません
Past
- Plain
- 伸ばした
- Plain Polite
- 伸ばしました
- Negative
- 伸ばさなかった
- Negative Polite
- 伸ばしませんでした
Te
- Plain
- 伸ばして
- Plain Polite
- 伸ばしまして
- Negative
- --
- Negative Polite
- --
Passive
- Plain
- 伸ばされる
- Plain Polite
- 伸ばされます
- Negative
- 伸ばされない
- Negative Polite
- 伸ばされません
Related Kanji
伸
JLPT 2
7 strokes
expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase
On'Yomi: シン
Kun'Yomi: の.びる, の.ばす, の.べる, の.す