Definitions for prolongprəˈlɔŋ, -ˈlɒŋ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pro•long*prəˈlɔŋ, -ˈlɒŋ(v.t.)
to extend the duration of; cause to continue longer.
to make longer in spatial extent:
to prolong a line.
* Syn: See lengthen.
Origin of prolong:
1375–1425; late ME < LL prōlongāre to lengthen =prō-pro -1+-longāre, v. der. of longuslong1
pro•long′ment(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
prolong, protract, extend, draw out(verb)
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"
prolong, sustain, keep up(verb)
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"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
prolong(verb)əˈlɔŋ, -ˈlɒŋ
to increase the length of time sth lasts
I did not want to prolong the discussion any further.
Wiktionary
prolong(Verb)
To extend in space or length.
prolong(Verb)
To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue.
prolong(Verb)
To lengthen temporally; to put off to a distant time; to postpone.
The government shouldn't prolong deciding on this issue any further.
Webster Dictionary
Prolong(adj)
to extend in space or length; as, to prolong a line
Prolong(adj)
to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue; as, to prolong one's days
Prolong(adj)
to put off to a distant time; to postpone
Translations for prolong
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- uitrekAfrikaans
- يُطيلArabic
- удължавамBulgarian
- prolongarPortuguese (BR)
- prodloužitCzech
- verlängernGerman
- forlængeDanish
- επιμηκύνω, παρατείνωGreek
- prolongarSpanish
- pikendamaEstonian
- طولانی کردنFarsi
- pidentääFinnish
- prolongerFrench
- לְהַאֲרִיךHebrew
- लम्बा करनाHindi
- meghosszabbít; elnyújtHungarian
- memperpanjangIndonesian
- framlengja, teygjaúrIcelandic
- prolungareItalian
- 長びかせるJapanese
- 연장하다Korean
- prailginti, pratęstiLithuanian
- paildzināt; pagarinātLatvian
- memanjangkanMalay
- verlengenDutch
- forlengeNorwegian
- przedłużaćPolish
- طولانی کردنPersian
- ټال وركولPashto
- prolongarPortuguese
- a prelungiRomanian
- продлеватьRussian
- predĺžiťSlovak
- podaljšatiSlovenian
- produžitiSerbian
- förlänga, dra ut påSwedish
- ทำให้ขยายหรือยาวขึ้นThai
- uzatmakTurkish
- 延長Chinese (Trad.)
- відстрочувати, відкладатиUkrainian
- طول ديناUrdu
- kéo dàiVietnamese
- 延长Chinese (Simp.)
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