vverb.changelengthen in time; cause to be or last longerSynset:draw out extend prolong protract
Examples:- We prolonged our stay
- She extended her visit by another day
- The meeting was drawn out until midnight
Derivationally Related Form:extendibleprolongationprotraction
Hypernyms:lengthen
Inherited Hypernyms:prolonglengthenincreasechange
Direct Hyponyms:extendspinspin outtemporisetemporize
Full Troponyms:extendspintemporize
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.stativelengthen or extend in duration or spaceSynset:keep up prolong sustain
Examples:- We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible
- prolong the treatment of the patient
- keep up the good work
Derivationally Related Form:prolongationsustenancesustainersustainable
Hypernyms:bear on carry on continue preserve uphold
Inherited Hypernyms:prolongcontinuekeep
Direct Hyponyms:continuekeepkeep onretain
Full Troponyms:retain
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
adj satadj.allrelatively long in duration; tediously protractedSynset:drawn-out extended lengthy protracted
Examples:- a drawn-out argument
- an extended discussion
- a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law
- a prolonged and bitter struggle
- protracted negotiations
Antonyms:short
Derivationally Related Form:lengthlengthiness
Inherited Hypernyms:drawn-out
Similar to:long
adj satadj.alldrawn out or made longer spatiallySynset:elongated extended lengthened
Examples:- Picasso's elongated Don Quixote
- lengthened skirts are fashionable this year
- the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes
- a prolonged black line across the page
Antonyms:short
Inherited Hypernyms:elongated
Similar to:long