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pro·long  (pr-lông, -lng)

tr.v. pro·longed, pro·long·ing, pro·longs

1. To lengthen in duration; protract.

2. To lengthen in extent.

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[Middle English prolongen, from Old French prolonguer, from Late Latin prlongre : Latin pr-, forth; see pro-¹ + Latin longus, long; see del-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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pro·longer n.

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prolong [prəˈlɒŋ]

vb

(tr) to lengthen in duration or space; extend

[from Late Latin prōlongāre to extend, from Latin pro-¹ + longus long]

prolongation  [ˌprəʊlɒŋˈgeɪʃən] n

prolonger  n

prolongment  n

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, extend carry, 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 up keep 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"

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prolong

verb 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, abridge

Translations

prolong [prəˈlɒŋ] VT [+ visit, life, war, recession] → prolongar, alargar
to prolong the agony this is just prolonging the agony → esto es sólo prolongar la agonía

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prolong [prəʊˈlɒŋ] vt → prolonger
to prolong the agony → prolonger l'agonie

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prolong

vt → verlängern; (unpleasantly) process, pain → hinauszögern; (Fin) draft → prolongieren; to prolong the agony (fig) → das Leiden verlängern

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prolong [prəˈlɒŋ] vt → prolungare

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prolong [prəˈlɒŋ] vt → prolungare

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prolong

v prolong [prəˈloŋ]

to make longer Please do not prolong the discussion unnecessarily. uitrek يُطيل удължавам prodloužit forlænge verlängern επιμηκύνω, παρατείνω prolongar pikendama طولانی کردن pidentää prolonger לְהַאֲרִיך लम्बा करना meghosszabbít; elnyújt memperpanjang framlengja, teygja úr prolungare 長びかせる 연장하다 prailginti, pratęsti paildzināt; pagarināt memanjangkan verlengen forlenge przedłużać prolongar a pre­lungi продлевать predĺžiť podaljšati produžiti förlänga, dra ut på ทำให้ขยายหรือยาวขึ้น uzatmak 延長 відстрочувати, відкладати طول دينا kéo dài 延长

n prolongation [prouloŋˈgeiʃən]

uitrekking إطالَه удължение prodloužení forlængelse die Verlängerung παράταση prolongación pikendamine تطویل pidennys prolongation הַאֲרָכָה विलंबन meghosszabbítás perpanjangan framlenging prolungamento 延長 연장 prailginimas, pratęsimas pagarinājums memanjangkan verlenging forlengelse przedłużenie prolongamento pre­lun­gire продление predĺženie podaljšanje produženje förlängning การขยายเวลา uzatma 延長，延伸 продовження, відстрочка طول دينا، درازي sự kéo dài 延长，延伸

adj proˈlonged

very long prolonged discussions. uitgerek مُطَوَّل продължителен protahovaný forlænget anhaltend παρατεταμένος prolongado kauakestev طولانی pitkällinen prolongé מְמוּשָך दीर्घकालीन, लंबा, दीर्घ, दीर्घीकृत, प्रबर्धित hosszúra nyúló bertele-tele langur prolungato 長びいた 매우 긴 ilgas, užsitęsęs ieildzis; ilgstošs berpanjangan langdurig langvarig/-trukken długotrwały prolongado prelungit длительный; затянувшийся predlžovaný podaljšan produžen långdragen ที่ยาวออกไป uzun süren 持續很久的，長時期的，拖延的 тривалий; продовжений طول طويل rất dài 持续很久的，长时期的，拖延的