伸のびる
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
1. to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to grow (of hair, height, grass, etc.)
I wonder if my hair has grown a little.
2. to straighten out; to be flattened; to become smooth
3. to spread (of paint, cream, etc.)
4. to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
At that moment, a hand reached out from the side and snatched the microphone.
5. to lose elasticity; to become slack; to become soggy (e.g. of noodles)
6. to make progress; to develop; to expand; to increase; to improve
It will surely grow rapidly from now on.
7. to be exhausted; to get groggy; to be stunned (by a blow); to pass out; to collapse
He should be lying knocked out in the hallway.
8. to gain traction (of an online post, video, etc.); to get views; to perform well
Kanji used
stretch
Pitch accent
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び
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Top 1300
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
to grow taller (of people)
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
to extend in length (esp. parts of television programs)
Examples (48 in total)
My hair has grown out.
It will surely grow rapidly from now on.
My height has also grown a little.
Its fangs grew long and sharp.
Ah, if you pull it, the hem will stretch.
My spine straightened naturally.
That one's still got plenty of room to grow.
There's a cord running from the device.
Sales have been increasing recently.
He should be lying knocked out in the hallway.
The heat completely wore me out.
Besides, hair grows back.
The manager was lying out cold in the back of the shop.
My bangs have grown out and they are bothering me.
Only the nail of the little finger had grown.
Her proficiency in English rapidly improved.
Global agricultural output was expanding.
This road extends to the coast.
The shaft extending from the engine is spinning round and round.
However, because it is not maintained, the vegetation has grown.
Two vapor trails stretched across the blue sky.
Demand for imported cars is increasing due to lower prices.
It has grown two centimeters overnight.
Her hair grew back to its original length.
I saw a girl whose hair came down to her waist.
A road extends from the gate, but only forest continues as far as the eye can see.
It is a relief that the number of contracts seems to be growing steadily.
Well-made roads extend far from the city.
As the arms and legs grow longer, the balance between the head and the torso changes.
Far from improving rapidly, the records seem to have dropped quite a bit.
They say that with this level of effort, you won't improve much.
Her straight hair reaches down to her shoulders.
I snipped off the tips of the overgrown branches to tidy up the shape.
One end of the band of clouds extended toward Tokyo.
My son grew 5 inches last year.
Because I am the type of person who grows the more love is poured into me!
But if I choose now, while I'm still growing in height, I'll definitely regret it.
The tree roots spread out, creeping along the surface of the ground.
At that moment, a hand reached out from the side and snatched the microphone.
The trunk extends toward the ceiling, and white branches spread out.
The grass growing at the foot of the trees had withered and turned yellowish.
The shadow stretched vertically and reached the wall.
The pillar, stretching endlessly, bisected the sky, and its tip was not visible.
Her hair, straight without a single kink, reaches her shoulders.
In half a month, her short hair had grown out a little.
A well-kept footpath runs straight ahead and continues deep into the forest.
According to a recent study, the average life span of the Japanese is still increasing.
The light shining blue and white stretches straight out and takes the shape of a sword.