prolong

prəˈlɒŋ

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Definition of prolong - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

durationmake something last longer

She took measures to prolong her vacation by a few days..
The medication can prolong the patient's life.
They decided to prolong their stay at the resort.

extend

lengthen

protract

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prolong the agony

make suffering last longer unnecessarily

He decided not to prolong the agony and told the truth.

Origin of prolong

Latin, prolongare (to extend)

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extension

addition

part added to something to enlarge or prolong it

drag out

prolong

extend or lengthen something excessively

draw out

prolong

make something last longer than needed

lengthen

prolong

increase the duration of an event

string out

delay time

delay or prolong something, often more than needed

drag

tedious duration

prolong an event unnecessarily

extend

prolong

make something last longer

linger over

prolong

spend a long time on something

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French:prolonger, ...
German:verlängern, ...
Italian:prolungare, ...
Spanish:extender, ...
Portuguese:estender, ...
Chinese:延长, ...
Japanese:延長する, ...
Arabic:أَطَالَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַאֲרִיךְ, ...
Russian:продлить, ...
Ukrainian:подовжити, ...
Hindi:लंबा करना, ...
Bengali:দীর্ঘায়িত করা, ...
Catalan:prolongar, ...
Czech:prodloužit, ...
Danish:forlænge, ...
Dutch:verlengen, ...
Greek:παρατείνω, ...
Hungarian:meghosszabbítani, ...
Khmer:ពន្យាររយៈពេល, ...
Korean:연장하다, ...
Persian:طولانی کردن, ...
Polish:przedłużyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):estender, ...
Romanian:a prelungi, ...
Swedish:förlänga, ...
Thai:ยืดเวลา, ...
Turkish:uzatmak, ...
Vietnamese:kéo dài, ...

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