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Definitions for prolong
prəˈlɔŋ, -ˈlɒŋpro·long

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. prolong, protract, extend, draw outverb

    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. prolong, sustain, keep upverb

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. prolongverb

    To extend in space or length.

  2. prolongverb

    To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue.

  3. prolongverb

    To lengthen temporally; to put off to a distant time; to postpone.

    The government shouldn't prolong deciding on this issue any further.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To PROLONGverb

    Etymology: prolonger, Fr. pro and longus, Lat.

    Henceforth I fly not death, nor would prolong
    Life much. John Milton.

    Th’ unhappy queen with talk prolong’d the night. Dryd.

    To-morrow in my judgment is too sudden;
    For I myself am not so well provided,
    As else I would be were the day prolong’d. William Shakespeare.

ChatGPT

  1. prolong

    To prolong is to extend or lengthen in time or space; to make something last longer or stretch out. It typically involves continuing or adding to a particular situation, experience, or process.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Prolongadjective

    to extend in space or length; as, to prolong a line

  2. Prolongadjective

    to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue; as, to prolong one's days

  3. Prolongadjective

    to put off to a distant time; to postpone

  4. Etymology: [F. prolonger, L. prolongare; pro before, forth + longus long. See Long, a., and cf. Prolongate, Purloin. ]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Prolong

    prō-long′, v.t. to lengthen out: (Shak.) to put off to another time: to continue.—v.i. to lengthen out.—v.t. Prolong′āte, to lengthen.—ns. Prolongā′tion, act of prolonging in space or time: the additional length made by prolonging; Prolong′er. [Fr. prolonger—L. prolongārepro, forward, longus, long.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of prolong in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of prolong in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of prolong in a Sentence

  1. Achilles Macris:

    Today the FCA has finally accepted that this allegation against me was utterly wrong, now that the FCA has accepted that I did not deliberately mislead it, I have decided not to prolong what has been a drawn out and burdensome process and have settled with the FCA, on the basis that there is no prohibition on my working in the regulated sector.

  2. Phil Klotzbach:

    Climatologically, what ends your hurricane season is too much wind shear, so La Niña tends to prolong the hurricane season since it tends to reduce shear, of course, last year is an example of La Niña prolonging the season... on steroids !

  3. Anthony Fauci:

    It's tough to tell because the third shot of an mRNA could not only do what we absolutely know it does, is it dramatically increased the level of protection. But from an immunological standpoint, it could very well increase the durability of protection by things that you can't readily measure by the level of antibodies that you might have a maturation of the immune system that would prolong the durability.

  4. Victor Gura:

    I was very frustrated -- I still am -- because for decades, we've been doing dialysis with big machines that prolong the life of the patient a little bit ... and in addition, they have a lousy quality of life.

  5. Ushma Upadhyay:

    It’s possible that it might not work for some people, and it will prolong their abortions, then by the time they get back to the clinic, they’re seeking abortion later in pregnancy.

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