lengths
Aussprache: [lɛŋkθs]
Wort
Kontext: „measurement“
(noun) a length is how long something is from one end to the other. When you measure things like a piece of string or a room, you're looking at the length.
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The length of the table is six feet.
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The length of the rope wasn't enough to reach the other side of the river.
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What is the length of your pencil?
Kontext: „time or effort“
(noun) length can also mean a certain amount of time or how far someone goes to do something. For example, you might spend a long length of time studying for a test.
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She practiced for a length of two hours before her performance.
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He didn't spend a great length of time on his homework, so he didn’t do well.
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How length is the meeting going to be this afternoon?
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