伸のばす

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

grow long; let grow

Only when written 伸ばす

Used transitively for letting hair, nails, a beard, etc. become longer; normally written 伸ばす.

• 彼かの女じょは髪かみを肩かたまで伸のばしている。

  She is growing her hair down to her shoulders.

• 爪つめを伸のばしすぎると、ピアノが弾ひきにくい。

  If you let your nails grow too long, it is hard to play the piano.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

lengthen; extend; stretch

A broad physical use: make something longer, pull it out, stretch it, or extend a line, route, or object. 伸ばす is natural for stretching; 延ばす is natural for extending a line or route.

• 運うん動どうの前まえにゴムをゆっくり伸のばす。

  Slowly stretch the band before exercising.

• 市しはバス路ろ線せんを駅えき前まえまで延のばした。

  The city extended the bus route to the front of the station.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

reach out; hold out

Only when written 伸ばす

Used when extending a hand, arm, leg, or similar body part toward something; normally written 伸ばす.

• 子こどもは棚たなの上うえのお菓か子しに手てを伸のばした。

  The child reached out toward the snacks on the shelf.

• 彼かれは足あしを伸のばしてソファに座すわった。

  He sat on the sofa with his legs stretched out.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

straighten; smooth out

Only when written 伸ばす

Used for making a bent, wrinkled, or uneven thing straight or smooth, such as one's back, wrinkles, or creases.

• アイロンでシャツのしわを伸のばす。

  I smooth out the wrinkles in the shirt with an iron.

• 面めん接せつの前まえに背はい筋きんを伸のばした。

  I straightened my back before the interview.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

spread evenly; roll out; thinly apply

Used for spreading or flattening something evenly over an area, especially dough, cream, paint, or similar substances.

• 麺めん棒ぼうで生き地じを薄うすく伸のばす。

  Roll the dough out thinly with a rolling pin.

• クリームを顔かお全ぜん体たいに薄うすく伸のばしてください。

  Spread the cream thinly over your whole face.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

dilute; thin out

Used for reducing concentration by adding water, broth, solvent, or another liquid; common with sauces, paint, soup, and cosmetics.

• 濃こいソースは少すこし水みずで伸のばすと使つかいやすい。

  A thick sauce is easier to use if you thin it with a little water.

• 絵えの具ぐを水みずで伸のばしてから塗ぬった。

  I diluted the paint with water before applying it.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

postpone; put off; extend a deadline

Only when written 延ばす

Used for moving a scheduled time or deadline later; 延ばす is the typical kanji for this temporal sense.

• 雨あめのため、試し合あいを来らい週しゅうに延のばした。

  Because of the rain, they postponed the game until next week.

• レポートの締しめ切きりを三みっ日か延のばしてもらった。

  I had the report deadline extended by three days.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

prolong; extend in duration

Only when written 延ばす

Used for making a period, life span, time limit, or duration last longer; often written 延ばす when the focus is time.

• 医い療りょうの進しん歩ぽが人ひとの寿じゅ命みょうを延のばしてきた。

  Advances in medicine have prolonged human life spans.

• 会かい議ぎが長なが引びいたので、休きゅう憩けい時じ間かんを十じゅう分ぶん延のばした。

  Since the meeting ran long, we extended the break time enough.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

develop; strengthen; expand

Only when written 伸ばす

Used for improving or increasing an ability, talent, skill, score, sales, influence, or similar potential; normally written 伸ばす.

• 子こどもの才さい能のうを伸のばすには、環かん境きょうが大たい切せつだ。

  A good environment is important for developing a child's talent.

• 新しん商しょう品ひんのおかげで売うり上あげを大おおきく伸のばした。

  Thanks to the new product, the company greatly increased its sales.