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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. ]
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1. To extend in space or length; as, to prolong a line.
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2. To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw
out; to continue; as, to prolong one's days.
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Prolong awhile the traitor's life. --Shak.
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The unhappy queen with talk prolonged the night.
--Dryden.
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3. To put off to a distant time; to postpone. --Shak.
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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 English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
prolonging
n.
prolongation
vb.
(present participle of en prolong nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
prolonging
n.
prolongation
vb.
(present participle of en prolong nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
prolonging
n.
prolongation
vb.
(present participle of en prolong nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
prolonging
n.
prolongation
vb.
(present participle of en prolong nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
prolonging
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm p rolong ing)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
prolonging
Engelska a.
(avledning en prolong ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb prolong)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Prolonging /pɹəlˈɒŋɪŋ/ الإطالةFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
prolonging /pɹəlˈɒŋɪŋ/
verlängernd, prolongierend
"life-prolonging measures" - lebensverlängernde Maßnahmen
Synonym: extending the duration
see: prolong sth., extend the duration of sth., prolonged, extended the duration, life-extending measures
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]/pɹoʊˈɫɔŋɪŋ/