Complete Definition of "prolong"

English

Verb
en-verb

  1. transitive To extend in space or length.
  2. transitive To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue.
  3. transitive To lengthen temporally; to put off to a distant time; to postpone.

#: The government shouldn't prolong deciding on this issue any further.

Translations
trans-top|To extend in space or length
Finnish: pidentää, jatkaa, venyttää
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue
Finnish: pidentää, jatkaa, pitkittää, venyttää
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|To lengthen temporally; to put off to a distant time; to postpone
Finnish: pidentää, venyttää
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Derived terms
prolongable
prolongation
prolonger
prolongment

References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913

Category:Time

fa:prolong
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fi:prolong
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