Japanese DictionaryDefinition of 伸び
Words related to 伸び
- (v1, vi) to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to spread
このセーターは伸びてすっかり型崩れしている。
This sweater is all stretched out of shape. - to make progress; to grow (beard, body height)
その猫は高くのびた草を利用してその鳥の方にしのびよった。
The cat took advantage of the high grass to creep on the bird. - to grow stale (soba)
- to be straightened; to be flattened; to be smoothed
- to be exhausted
- to be postponed; to be prolonged
会議は来週までのびた。
The meeting has been put off until next week.
- (n) growth rate; coefficient of extension
産業の伸び率には驚きだ。
I'm amazed by the rate at which industries grow.
Sentences containing 伸び
"We've got taller so they don't fit." "Right, it's certainly not that we've got fat!" "The useful phrase 'grown up' is our trump card."