Translation guide
How to express the idea of extending something in space or time, or stretching one's body, in natural Japanese.
To physically stretch something out, like an arm, leg, or a piece of material.
Transitive verb meaning to stretch or extend something. Used for limbs, objects, or abstract things like time.
Please stretch out your arm and grab it.
He stretched out his legs and relaxed.
Intransitive verb meaning to stretch or extend by itself. Used when something becomes longer or stretches out naturally.
This fabric stretches out well.
Transitive verb meaning to spread or stretch something out flat, like a map or wings.
He spread out the map and showed it.
To stretch your muscles, often as a relaxing or warm-up action.
Loanword from English, very common for stretching exercises.
I stretch out when I wake up in the morning.
Literally 'stretch one's body', a natural phrase for stretching out.
I was tired so I stretched out my body.
Specifically means stretching upward, like reaching for something high or a full-body stretch.
He stretched out and yawned.
To make something last longer, like a meeting, deadline, or event.
To lie down and stretch your limbs, often to relax.