prolong
verb/prəˈlɒŋ/
/prəˈlɔːŋ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they prolong | /prəˈlɒŋ/ /prəˈlɔːŋ/ |
| he / she / it prolongs | /prəˈlɒŋz/ /prəˈlɔːŋz/ |
| past simple prolonged | /prəˈlɒŋd/ /prəˈlɔːŋd/ |
| past participle prolonged | /prəˈlɒŋd/ /prəˈlɔːŋd/ |
| -ing form prolonging | /prəˈlɒŋɪŋ/ /prəˈlɔːŋɪŋ/ |
- prolong something to make something last longer synonym extend
- The operation could prolong his life by two or three years.
- Don't prolong the agony (= of not knowing something)—just tell us who won!
Extra Examples- Might it be possible to prolong life indefinitely?
- We do not want to prolong the meeting unnecessarily.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- significantly
- indefinitely
- artificially
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French prolonguer, from late Latin prolongare, from pro- ‘forward, onward’ + longus ‘long’.Want to learn more?
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