ひきのばす
Hikinobasu
Other forms: 引き延ばす、引き延す、引延ばす、引延す、引き伸す、引伸ばす、引伸す、引きのばす
引き伸ばす (Hikinobasu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to stretch larger, to enlarge (photos), to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto stretch largeresp. 引き伸ばす
- godan verb, transitive verbto enlarge (photos)esp. 引き伸ばす
- godan verb, transitive verbto delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)esp. 引き延ばす
Examples
彼はその手紙の返事を引き延ばした。
He delayed answering the letter.
彼は演説を引き延ばして時を稼ごうとした。
He tried to gain time by making a longer speech.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).