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伸ばす  [(2)のばす]    meaning:  grow  rank: 1
☆ それぞれの子供個性を伸ばすことが大切だ ⇨ It is important to let each kid’s unique character grow
☆ 彼女最近髪を伸ばしている ⇨ She’s letting her hair grow recently

伸ばす  [(2)のばす]    meaning:  improve  rank: 1
☆ 彼女子供学力を伸ばすことに懸命だ ⇨ She is focusing on improving her child’s school performance

伸ばす  [(2)のばす]    meaning:  straight  rank: 1
☆ 彼女スカートを伸ばそうとした ⇨ She tried to straighten the wrinkles off her skirt
☆ 背筋を伸ばしなさい ⇨ Straighten your back. Stop hunch your back

伸ばす  [(2)のばす]    meaning:  stretch  rank: 1
☆ を伸ばした ⇨ He stretched his arm for a salt shaker

伸ばす  [(2)のばす]  [coll]    meaning:  conscious  rank: 3
☆ 相手一撃で伸ばした ⇨ He knocked out the opponent with one punch


More examples:
  • どうやったらもっと売上を伸ばすことが出来るだろう? ⇨ How can we increase our sales a lot more?
  • このところを伸ばすのが流行りだ ⇨ It is popular to grow beard nowadays
  • 日本では顎髭を伸ばすない ⇨ Fewer people grow beard in Japan