Verlängerung
German
Etymology
verlängern + -ung
Noun
Verlängerung f (genitive Verlängerung, plural Verlängerungen)
- prolongation; lengthening (process of making something longer, in space or duration)
- lengthening (process of becoming longer, in space or duration)
- (sports, soccer) extra time, overtime
Usage notes
- Not used of the lengthening of a vowel. For that see Längung.
Synonyms
- (extra time): Overtime (only in Anglo-Saxon sports like basketball)
See also
Further reading
- Verlängerung in Duden online
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