Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To extend so as to form an oblong shape.

  2. (transitive)To give an oblong shape to.

Examples

9 sentences

  1. The oblong box, is this one?

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  2. Phobos has an oblong shape with an average diameter of about 14 miles (22 kilometers).

    dePhobos ist von länglicher Gestalt mit einem durchschnittlichen Durchmesser von 22 km. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. My head is oblong.

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  4. It was an oblong shape.

    ruОн был продолговатой формы. — Wezel

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  5. Is it this oblong box?

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Origin

From Middle English oblong, oblonge, borrowed from Latin oblongus.

From Middle English oblong, oblonge, borrowed from Latin oblongus.

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Forms

oblongs, oblonging, oblonged, oblonged
Base formoblong · to oblong
3rd person singularoblongs
Present participleoblonging
Past simpleoblonged
Past participleoblonged

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyoblong
he, she, itoblongs

Past simpleLesson

all personsoblonged

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave oblonged
he, she, ithas oblonged

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill oblong

Word family

4 related words
Relatedoblateobloidprolaterectangle

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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