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# lengthways

«lengthways» in Mova's school dictionary: **in the direction of the longest side of something, from…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adverb (lengthways); also «lengthwise» (adverb, adjective)

### meaning for a pupil

Lengthways means in the direction of the longest side of something, from end to end, not across. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthways/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In maths and cooking: fold a piece of paper lengthways (along the long side, making a long thin shape); cut a carrot or a banana lengthways (into long strips); a rectangle cut in half lengthways makes two long thin rectangles. In maths problems, lengthways tells which side you fold or cut along, which changes the sizes of the pieces. Phrases: «fold lengthways», «cut lengthways», «lie lengthways».

### examples

- Fold the paper in half lengthways. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthways/#x1)
- Cut the cucumber lengthways into strips. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthways/#x2)
- The table fits lengthways along the wall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthways/#x3)
- The bus was parked lengthways across the road. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthways/#x4)
- If you fold an A4 sheet lengthways, the halves are long and thin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthways/#x5)
- Slice the banana lengthways for the banana split. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthways/#x6)
- The log lay lengthways in the river. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthways/#x7)

### note

«Lengthways» is more common in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand; «lengthwise» is more common in the US. The opposite is «widthways» or «crossways» (across the short side). Folding a rectangle in half lengthways halves its width, but keeps its length.

### In the corpora

- [Grapes should be cut lengthways for small children, because small round food can block a small airway.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/81-food-drinks-and-feeling-ill/7/)
- [Grapes should be cut into quarters lengthways for toddlers, and whole nuts and popcorn should not be given to small children.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/112-sharp-things-and-little-ones/14/)
- [Grapes are cut lengthways for small children, because small round food can block a small child's airway.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/209-sharing-sleep-and-safe-food/14/)
- [Cut grapes lengthways for small children, because small round food can block a small child's airway.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/289-teeth-bath-sleep-and-safe-food/18/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «lengthways» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthways/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.