pro·tract

(prō-trăkt′, prə-)

tr.v. pro·tract·ed, pro·tract·ing, pro·tracts

1. To draw out or lengthen in time; prolong: disputants who needlessly protracted the negotiations.

2. Mathematics To draw to scale by means of a scale and protractor; plot.

3. Anatomy To extend or protrude (a body part).

[Latin prōtrahere, prōtract- : prō-, forth; see pro-¹ + trahere, to drag.]

pro·tract′ed·ly (-trăk′tĭd-lē) adv.

pro·tract′ed·ness n.

pro·trac′tive adj.

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protracted

(prəˈtræktɪd)

adj

extended or lengthened in time; prolonged: a protracted legal battle.

proˈtractedly adv

proˈtractedness n

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

protracted - relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations"

drawn-out, extended, lengthy, prolonged

long - primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long"

protracted

adjective extended, long, prolonged, lengthy, time-consuming, never-ending, drawn-out, interminable, spun out, dragged out, long-drawn-out, overlong The struggle was bitter and protracted.

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protracted

adjective

1. Of long duration:

chronic, continuing, lingering, persistent, prolonged.

2. Extending tediously beyond a standard duration:

dragging, drawn-out, lengthy, long, long-drawn-out, overlong, prolonged.

Translations

goniometro protratto

protracted

[prəˈtræktɪd] ADJ → prolongado, (excesivamente) largo

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protracted

[prəˈtræktɪd] adj → prolongé(e)

protracted

adj illness → langwierig; discussion, debate, negotiations also → sich hinziehend attr; description → lang gezogen; absence, dispute → längere(r, s)

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protracted

[prəˈtræktɪd] adj → protratto/a, prolungato/a