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length
1
The length of the tunnel is about two miles.
The tunnel is about two miles long.
When you mention how long something is, a phrase ending with
long
usually sounds more natural
than
the length ... is
, especially in informal styles: ‘The garden is almost seventy feet long.’
2
The length of the film is one and a half hours.
The film lasts one and half hours.
last = take (a stated length of time) from start to finish: ‘Each lesson lasts fifty minutes.’ ‘This
afternoon’s exciting match on centre court lasted exactly two hours and twelve minutes.’
lengthen
The question is whether doctors should lengthen life
when there is no hope of
recovery.
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