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1. (v.t.) prolong
to extend the duration of; cause to continue longer.
2. prolong
to make longer in spatial extent:
to prolong a line.
Etymology: (1590–1600; < LL)
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| Definition of 'prolong' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) prolong, protract, extend, draw out
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"
2. (verb) prolong, sustain, keep up
lengthen or extend in duration or space
"We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work"
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1. (verb) prolong
to increase the length of time sth lasts
I did not want to prolong the discussion any further.
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| Definition of 'prolong' |
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1. (adj) prolong
to extend in space or length; as, to prolong a line
2. (adj) prolong
to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue; as, to prolong one's days
3. (adj) prolong
to put off to a distant time; to postpone
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Sense: to make longer
Please do not prolong the discussion unnecessarily.
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 Afrikaans: uitrek |
 Arabic: يُطيل |
 Bulgarian: удължавам |
 Brazilian: prolongar |
 Czech: prodloužit |
 German: verlängern |
 Danish: forlænge |
 Greek: επιμηκύνω, παρατείνω |
 Spanish: prolongar |
 Estonian: pikendama |
 Farsi: طولانی کردن |
 Finnish: pidentää |
 French: prolonger |
 Hebrew: לְהַאֲרִיך |
 Hindi: लम्बा करना |
 Hungarian: meghosszabbít; elnyújt |
 Indonesian: memperpanjang |
 Icelandic: framlengja, teygjaúr |
 Italian: prolungare |
 Japanese: 長びかせる |
 Korean: 연장하다 |
 Lithuanian: prailginti, pratęsti |
 Latvian: paildzināt; pagarināt |
 Malay: memanjangkan |
 Dutch: verlengen |
 Norwegian: forlenge |
 Polish: przedłużać |
 Persian: طولانی کردن |
 Pashto: ټال وركول |
 Portuguese: prolongar |
 Romanian: a prelungi |
 Russian: продлевать |
 Slovak: predĺžiť |
 Slovenian: podaljšati |
 Serbian: produžiti |
 Swedish: förlänga, dra ut på |
 Thai: ทำให้ขยายหรือยาวขึ้น |
 Turkish: uzatmak |
 Taiwanese: 延長 |
 Ukrainian: відстрочувати, відкладати |
 Urdu: طول دينا |
 Vietnamese: kéo dài |
 Chinese: 延长 |
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