のばす

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of のばす – see the following entries.
伸ばす
[verb] to let something grow long, to grow
[verb] to lengthen, to stretch
[verb] to straighten out
[verb] to expand, to extend, to increase, to develop
[verb] to postpone, to bring up
[verb] to spread
延ばす
[verb] to extend, to lengthen, to stretch
[verb] to spread, to roll on
[verb] to postpone
[verb] to thin, to dilute
(This term, のばす (nobasu), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as のばす, see Category:Japanese kanji read as のばす.)