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- DictionaryPro·long/prəˈlôNG/
verb
- 1. extend the duration of: "an idea that prolonged the life of the engine by many years"
To prolong is to make something last longer or to stretch it out in time. You see the word long in prolong and it's no trick. If you prolong an argument with a sibling, you make it longer than it naturally would be. Prolong always has to do with time.
2 days ago · verb. To prolong something means to make it last longer. Mr Chesler said foreign military aid was prolonging the war. [VERB noun] The actual action of the drug can be prolonged significantly. [VERB noun] Synonyms: lengthen, continue, perpetuate, draw out More Synonyms of prolong.
Check pronunciation: prolong. Definition of prolong verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English pro‧long /prəˈlɒŋ $ -ˈlɒːŋ/ verb [ transitive] 1 to deliberately make something such as a feeling or an activity last longer SYN lengthen I was trying to think of some way to prolong the conversation. 2 → prolong the agony THESAURUS prolong to make something last longer The issue divided the co...
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 long 1] pro•long′a•ble, adj. pro•long′a•bly, adv. pro•long′er, n. pro•long′ment, n. syn: See lengthen.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024. pro•long (prə lông′, -long′ ), v.t. to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer: to prolong one's stay abroad. to make longer in spatial extent: to prolong a line. Late Latin prōlongāre to lengthen, equivalent. to prō- pro - 1 ...
The meaning of PROLONGED is continuing for a notably long time : extended in duration. How to use prolonged in a sentence.
