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prolong
pro·long P0591300 (prə-lông′, -lŏng′)tr.v. pro·longed, pro·long·ing, pro·longs To lengthen in duration; protract: factors that prolong the drug's effect.
[Middle English prolongen, from Old French prolonguer, from Late Latin prōlongāre : Latin prō-, forth; see pro-1 + Latin longus, long; see del- in Indo-European roots.]
pro·long′er n.prolong (prəˈlɒŋ) or prolongatevb (tr) to lengthen in duration or space; extend[C15: from Late Latin prōlongāre to extend, from Latin pro-1 + longus long] prolongation n proˈlonger n proˈlongment npro•long (prəˈlɔŋ, -ˈlɒŋ)
v.t. 1. to extend the duration of; cause to continue longer. 2. to make longer in spatial extent: to prolong a line. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin prōlongāre to lengthen =prō- pro-1 + -longāre, v. derivative of longus long1] pro•long′a•ble, adj. pro•long′a•bly, adv. pro•long′er, n. pro•long′ment, n. syn: See lengthen. prolong
Past participle: prolonged
Gerund: prolonging
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| I prolong | | you prolong | | he/she/it prolongs | | we prolong | | you prolong | | they prolong |
| Preterite |
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| I prolonged | | you prolonged | | he/she/it prolonged | | we prolonged | | you prolonged | | they prolonged |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am prolonging | | you are prolonging | | he/she/it is prolonging | | we are prolonging | | you are prolonging | | they are prolonging |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have prolonged | | you have prolonged | | he/she/it has prolonged | | we have prolonged | | you have prolonged | | they have prolonged |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was prolonging | | you were prolonging | | he/she/it was prolonging | | we were prolonging | | you were prolonging | | they were prolonging |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had prolonged | | you had prolonged | | he/she/it had prolonged | | we had prolonged | | you had prolonged | | they had prolonged |
| Future |
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| I will prolong | | you will prolong | | he/she/it will prolong | | we will prolong | | you will prolong | | they will prolong |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have prolonged | | you will have prolonged | | he/she/it will have prolonged | | we will have prolonged | | you will have prolonged | | they will have prolonged |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be prolonging | | you will be prolonging | | he/she/it will be prolonging | | we will be prolonging | | you will be prolonging | | they will be prolonging |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been prolonging | | you have been prolonging | | he/she/it has been prolonging | | we have been prolonging | | you have been prolonging | | they have been prolonging |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been prolonging | | you will have been prolonging | | he/she/it will have been prolonging | | we will have been prolonging | | you will have been prolonging | | they will have been prolonging |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been prolonging | | you had been prolonging | | he/she/it had been prolonging | | we had been prolonging | | you had been prolonging | | they had been prolonging |
| Conditional |
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| I would prolong | | you would prolong | | he/she/it would prolong | | we would prolong | | you would prolong | | they would prolong |
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| I would have prolonged | | you would have prolonged | | he/she/it would have prolonged | | we would have prolonged | | you would have prolonged | | they would have prolonged |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | prolong - 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"protract, draw out, extendcarry, extend - continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"lengthen - make longer; "Lengthen this skirt, please"extend - prolong the time allowed for payment of; "extend the loan"temporise, temporize - draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; "The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote"spin out, spin - prolong or extend; "spin out a visit" | | 2. | prolong - 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"sustain, keep upkeep on, retain, continue, keep - allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"; "She retained her composure"; "this garment retains its shape even after many washings"preserve, uphold, carry on, continue, bear on - keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions" |
prolongverb lengthen, continue, perpetuate, draw out, extend, delay, stretch out, carry on, spin out, drag out, make longer, protract He said foreign military aid was prolonging the war.
cut, cut down, shorten, summarize, curtail, abbreviate, abridgeprolongverbTo make or become longer:draw out, elongate, extend, lengthen, prolongate, protract, spin (out), stretch (out).Mathematics: produce.Translationsprolong (prəˈloŋ) verb to make longer. Please do not prolong the discussion unnecessarily. 延長 延长prolongation (prouloŋˈgeiʃən) noun 延長，延伸 延长，延伸 proˈlonged adjective very long. prolonged discussions. 持續很久的，長時期的，拖延的 持续很久的，长时期的，拖延的
IdiomsSeeprolong the agonyEncyclopediaSeeProlongationprolong
Synonyms for prolongverb lengthenSynonyms- lengthen
- continue
- perpetuate
- draw out
- extend
- delay
- stretch out
- carry on
- spin out
- drag out
- make longer
- protract
Antonyms- cut
- cut down
- shorten
- summarize
- curtail
- abbreviate
- abridge
Synonyms for prolongverb to make or become longerSynonyms- draw out
- elongate
- extend
- lengthen
- prolongate
- protract
- spin
- stretch
- produce
Synonyms for prolongverb lengthen in timeSynonymsRelated Words- carry
- extend
- lengthen
- temporise
- temporize
- spin out
- spin
verb lengthen or extend in duration or spaceSynonymsRelated Words- keep on
- retain
- continue
- keep
- preserve
- uphold
- carry on
- bear on
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