What does PROLONG mean?

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. Kirstie Wilson:

    Doctors have made it clear that my treatment plan may not cure me but it will prolong my life.

  2. Abraham Lincoln:

    Corporations have been enthroned .... An era of corruption in high places will follow and the money power will endeavor to prolong its reign by working on the prejudices of the people... until wealth is aggregated in a few hands ... and the Republic is destroyed.

  3. Michael Roizen:

    If you want to prolong the effects of whatever testosterone you have, you must be thin.

  4. Rory McIlroy:

    It's their offseason, i guess for me it was to see all those guys in the gym before their season starts and they're so dedicated and committed to what they do, especially those two guys, Peyton and Tom. They're both in their mid-30s and they want to prolong their careers as much as they can.

  5. Chris Fenton:

    Pleasing Beijing no longer guarantees big revenues in China, such risk and effort no longer guarantee results, and I expect this lack of certainty to prolong this era of pushback for quite some time.

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