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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Prolong \Pro*long"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prolonged; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Prolonging.] [F. prolonger, L. prolongare; pro
     before, forth + longus long. See Long, a., and cf.
     Prolongate, Purloin. ]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To extend in space or length; as, to prolong a line.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw
        out; to continue; as, to prolong one's days.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Prolong awhile the traitor's life.    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The unhappy queen with talk prolonged the night.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To put off to a distant time; to postpone. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Prolong \Pro*long"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prolonged; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Prolonging.] [F. prolonger, L. prolongare; pro
     before, forth + longus long. See Long, a., and cf.
     Prolongate, Purloin. ]
     1. To extend in space or length; as, to prolong a line.
  
     2. To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw
        out; to continue; as, to prolong one's days.
  
              Prolong awhile the traitor's life.    --Shak.
  
              The unhappy queen with talk prolonged the night.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     3. To put off to a distant time; to postpone. --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  prolonged
       adj 1: relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a
              drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a
              lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged
              and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations" [syn:
              drawn-out, extended, lengthy, protracted]
       2: drawn out or made longer spatially; "Picasso's elongated Don
          Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year";
          "the extended airport runways can accommodate larger
          planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page" [syn: elongated,
           extended, lengthened]
       3: (of illness) developing slowly or of long duration

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  prolonged
     Αγγλικά a.
     ο παρατεταμένος, η παρατεταμένη, το παρατεταμένο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  prolonged
     a.
     lengthy in duration; extended; protracted.
     vb.
     (infl of en prolong  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  prolonged
     a.
     lengthy in duration; extended; protracted.
     vb.
     (infl of en prolong  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  prolonged
     a.
     lengthy in duration; extended; protracted.
     vb.
     (infl of en prolong  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  prolonged
     a.
     lengthy in duration; extended; protracted.
     vb.
     (infl of en prolong  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  prolonged
     Englanti a.
     ainainen, hidas, jatkuva, pitkä, pitkäaikainen, sitkeä, pitkällinen
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm p rolong ed)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  prolonged
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en prolong ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb prolong)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Prolonged /pɹəlˈɒŋd/
  مطوّل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  prolonged //pɹoʊˈlɑŋd// //pɹoʊˈlɔŋd// //pɹəʊˈlɒŋd// 
  продължителен, удължен
  lengthy in duration; extended; protracted

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  prolonged /pɹəlˈɒŋd/ 
  prodlužovaný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  prolonged /pɹəlˈɒŋd/ 
  prodloužený

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  prolonged /pɹəlˈɒŋd/ 
  dlouhotrvající

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  prolonged /pɹəlˈɒŋd/
  anhaltend, langanhaltend, ausgedehnt 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  prolonged /pɹəlˈɒŋd/
  langwierig 
           Note: Krankheit

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  prolonged /pɹəlˈɒŋd/
  verlängert, prolongiert
     Synonym: extended the duration
  
   see: prolong sth., extend the duration of sth., prolonging, extending the duration, life-extending measures
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  prolonged /pɹəlˈɒŋd/
  
  παρατεταμένος

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  prolonged //pɹoʊˈlɑŋd// //pɹoʊˈlɔŋd// //pɹəʊˈlɒŋd// 
  jatkettu, pitkitetty, pitkittynyt, pitkällinen
  lengthy in duration; extended; protracted

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  prolonged /pɹəlˈɒŋd/
  dugotrajan

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  prolonged /pɹəlˈɒŋd/
  1. elnyúlt
  2. hosszú

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  prolonged /prəlɔŋd/
  lang, lange tijd, voor lange tijd

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  prolonged /prəˈlɒŋd/ 
    przedłużający się, długi

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  prolonged //pɹoʊˈlɑŋd// //pɹoʊˈlɔŋd// //pɹəʊˈlɒŋd// 
  långvarig, utdragen
  lengthy in duration; extended; protracted

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/pɹəˈɫɔŋd/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  36 Moby Thesaurus words for "prolonged":
     dragged out, dragging, drawn, drawn out, drawn-out, elongated,
     extended, interminable, languishing, lasting, lengthened, lengthy,
     lingering, long, long-continuing, long-drawn, long-drawn-out,
     long-pending, long-winded, longsome, marathon, overlong,
     prolongated, protracted, pulled, spun out, spun-out, straggling,
     strained, stretched, stretched out, stretched-out, strung out,
     taut, tense, tight
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a.持久的

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