Etymology: [ pr&-'lo[ng] ] (transitive verb.) 15th century. Middle English, from Middle French prolonguer, from Late Latin prolongare, from Latin pro- forward + longus long.
Synonyms: carry on, continue, delay, drag one’s feet, drag out, hold, hold up, increase, lengthen, let it ride, make longer, pad, perpetuate, protract, spin out, stall, stretch, stretch out
To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue, To extend in space or length, To lengthen temporally; to put off to a distant time; to postpone, To put off to a distant time; to postpone, lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negociations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work, To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue; as, to prolong one's days, lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight", To extend in space or length; as, to prolong a line, extend, lengthen, make longer, To prolong something means to make it last longer. Mr Chesler said foreign military aid was prolonging the war = extend + prolongation prolongations pro·lon·ga·tion the prolongation of productive human life, lengthy in duration; extended; protracted, Simple past tense and past participle of prolong, past of prolong, brief, extended, lengthened, made longer; protracted, drawn out, lasting a long period of time, A prolonged event or situation continues for a long time, or for longer than expected. a prolonged period of low interest rates. continuing for a long time, (of illness) developing slowly or of long duration, relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations", drawn out or made longer spatially; "Picasso's elongated Don Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"; "the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page", present participle of prolong, third-person singular of prolong,
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To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue
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To extend in space or length
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To lengthen temporally; to put off to a distant time; to postpone - "The government shouldn't prolong deciding on this issue any further."
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To put off to a distant time; to postpone
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lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negociations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work
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To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue; as, to prolong one's days
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lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"
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To extend in space or length; as, to prolong a line
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extend, lengthen, make longer fiil
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To prolong something means to make it last longer. Mr Chesler said foreign military aid was prolonging the war = extend + prolongation prolongations pro·lon·ga·tion the prolongation of productive human life
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prolonged
lengthy in duration; extended; protracted
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prolonged
Simple past tense and past participle of prolong
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prolonged
past of prolong
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prolonged
brief
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prolonged
extended, lengthened, made longer; protracted, drawn out, lasting a long period of time sıfat
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prolonged
A prolonged event or situation continues for a long time, or for longer than expected. a prolonged period of low interest rates. continuing for a long time
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prolonged
(of illness) developing slowly or of long duration
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prolonged
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations"
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prolonged
drawn out or made longer spatially; "Picasso's elongated Don Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"; "the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page"
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