延ばす

Verb

延ばす (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana のばす, rōmaji nobasu)

1. extend, lengthen, stretch

   天 (てん)然 (ねん)ガスのパイプラインをロシア極東 (きょくとう)から北朝鮮 (きたちょうせん)を経 (けい)由 (ゆ)して、韓国 (かんこく)まで延 (の)ばす計画 (けいかく)

   tennen gasu no paipurain o roshia kyokutō kara kitachōsen o keiyu shite, kankoku made nobasu keikaku

   The plan to extend the natural gas pipeline from the Russian Far East to South Korea via North Korea

2. spread, roll on
3. postpone

   締 (し)め切 (き)りを1 (じゅ)0 (う)月 (がつ)31 (さんじゅういち)日 (にち)から1 (じゅう)2 (に)月 (がつ)1 (じゅう)5 (ご)日 (にち)に延 (の)ばす

   shimekiri o jūgatsusanjūichinichi kara jūnigatsujūgonichi ni nobasu

   to postpone the deadline from 31 October to 15 December

4. thin, dilute