伸びる – Vocabulary details

伸のびる

Meanings

Verb (1-dan, intransitive)

1. to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to grow (of hair, height, grass, etc.)

少すこし髪かみが伸のびているだろうか。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

そのとき、横よこから手てが伸のびてきてマイクを奪うばわれた。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

これからどんどん伸のびるだろう。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

彼かれは廊ろう下かで伸のびてるはずだ。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

Alt. forms

Kanji used

伸

stretch

Pitch accent

の

び

る

Conjugations...Used in: 4548

Used in vocabulary (3 in total)

背せが伸のびる

to grow taller (of people)

逃にげ伸のびる

to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape

尺しゃくが伸のびる

to extend in length (esp. parts of television programs)

Examples (48 in total)

髪かみが伸のびてきた。

My hair has grown out.

これからどんどん伸のびるだろう。

It will surely grow rapidly from now on.

背せも少すこし伸のびている。

My height has also grown a little.