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extent: They were stretched out at full length on the floor. 4
at length. a finally, at (long) last, eventually, after a
(long) time or while, ultimately; in the long run: At length,
the doctor emerged from his office. b for a long time,
interminably, for ages: He read to her at length, till she
dozed off. c in depth, thoroughly, completely, exhaustively,
extensively, to the fullest or greatest extent, in detail: I
haven't the time to go into the story at length just now.
lengthen v. make longer, extend, elongate; stretch, drag out, draw out,
prolong, protract, expand, continue: I need to lengthen the
skirt an inch. The ten-minute interview lengthened into an hour.
They lengthened the playing field.
lengthy adj. long, over-long, long-drawn(-out), protracted; endless,
interminable, prolonged, long-winded, wordy, prolix, verbose,
garrulous, talkative, loquacious, boring, dull, tedious: He
underwent a lengthy operation for removal of the clot. She
launched into a lengthy description of the life cycle of a frog.
lenient adj. gentle, kind, kindly, easy, sparing, merciful, tender,
humane, tender-hearted, kind-hearted, indulgent, permissive,
forgiving, easygoing, tolerant, patient, compassionate,
forbearing, understanding, magnanimous, generous, charitable:
Do you think they were lenient in their treatment of prisoners
caught while escaping?
lesson n. 1 exercise, drill, reading, lecture, recitation; assignment,
homework, task: The pupils are having an English lesson at the
moment. You must finish your lessons before you can go out and
play. 2 class, session; instruction, teaching, tutoring,
schooling; practice: I take piano lessons on Tuesday
afternoons. 3 example, exemplar, model, guide, maxim, paragon,
message, deterrent, discouragement; warning, admonition; moral,
precept: Norman's punishment should be a lesson to you. 4
punishment, chastisement, chastening, castigation, scolding,
chiding, rebuke, reprimand, reproof: If she does that again,
I'll give her a lesson she won't forget in a hurry!
let° v. 1 allow (to), permit (to), sanction (to), give permission or
leave (to), authorize (to), license (to), suffer (to): Don't
let him go alone. Let George do it. 2 cause (to), arrange for,
enable (to): Let me know if you have any difficulty. Let me