Definitions for prolong
prəˈlɔŋ, -ˈlɒŋpro·long

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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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Prolongadjective

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

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

2. Prolongadjective

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

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

3. Prolongadjective

   to put off to a distant time; to postpone

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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. prolongāre—pro, 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. Ben Lomai:

   We can go straight to assessing reasonable compensation without having to prolong the case any further.

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. Anuj Somany:

   The patience period of a person should not prolong so much because of insensitive people that s/he oneself becomes patient.

4. C. S. Lewis:

   It is easy to think the State has a lot of different objects -- military, political, economic, and what not. But in a way things are much simpler than that. The State exists simply to promote and to protect the ordinary happiness of human beings in this life. A husband and wife chatting over a fire, a couple of friends having a game of darts in a pub, a man reading a book in his own room or digging in his own garden -- that is what the State is there for. And unless they are helping to increase and prolong and protect such moments, all the laws, parliaments, armies, courts, police, economics, etc., are simply a waste of time.

5. Jagan Chapagain:

   This is alarming because it is unfair, and because it could prolong or even worsen this terrible pandemic, let me be clear: In the race to end this pandemic, we are all rowing the same boat. We cannot sacrifice those at highest risk in some countries so that those at lowest risk can be vaccinated in others.

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