Dictionary

prolong en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /pɹəʉˈlɔŋ/ (Australia)
• [pɹɐʉˈlɔ̟ŋ] (New-Zealand)
• /pɹəʊˈlɒŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /pɹoʊˈlɒŋ/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
• (Southern-England) audio
• /pɹoʊˈlɑŋ/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
• /pɹoʊˈlɔŋ/ US, dialectal, lot–cloth split
• /pɹɐʉˈlɒŋ/ (New-Zealand)

Etymology

Either a back-formation from prolongation, or from Old French prolonguer or porloignier, from Latin prōlongō, from prō + longō. Doublet of purloin.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To extend in space or length.
2. (transitive) To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of.
   • The departure was not unduly prolonged. In the road Mr. Love and the driver favoured the company with a brief chanty running. “Got it?—No, I ain't, 'old on,—Got it? Got it?—No, 'old on sir.” 1921, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC:
   • Complaining prolongs one’s pain.
3. (transitive) To put off to a distant time; to postpone.
   • The government shouldn't prolong deciding on this issue any further.
4. (intransitive) To become longer; lengthen.

Forms

Deriveds

prolongable · prolongingly · prolongate · prolonger · prolongation · prolongment

Synonyms

draw out

Translations (80)

ug ئۇزارتماق (to extend in space or length) · et pikendama (to extend in space or length) · es prolongar (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone) · es aplazar (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue) · la protraho (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue) · ca prolongar (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue) · fi venyttää (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone) · mi whakaupaupa (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue) · hy երկարացնել (to extend in space or length) · ro extinde (to extend in space or length) · fr prolonger (to extend in space or length) · te పొడిగించు (to extend in space or length) · eo longigi (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue) · ka დაგრძელება (to extend in space or length) · nl bestendigen (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue) · mi whakaroa (to extend in space or length) · bg отлагам (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone) · fi jatkaa (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue) · hy երկարաձգել (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue) · ka გახანგრძლივება (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue) · pt prolongar (to extend in space or length) · tl ipadayon (to extend in space or length) · es aplazar (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone) · hu meghosszabbít (to extend in space or length) · fi pitkittää (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone) · mi whakaupaupa (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone) · fi pidentää (to extend in space or length) · et pikendama (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue) · pt adiar (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone) · eo vastigi (to extend in space or length) · eo prokrasti (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone) · ug كېچىكتۈرمەك (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone) · ru отложи́ть (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone) · es prolongar (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue) · ug ئۇزارتماق (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue) · mi whakaupa (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone) · ru откла́дывать (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone) · ro prelungi (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue) · ca perllongar (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue) · la prōrogō (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue) · mi aukume (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue) · es prolongar (to extend in space or length) · ro alungi (to extend in space or length) · grc μακρύνω (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue) · es prorrogar (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone) · et edasi lükkama (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone) · fi venyttää (to extend in space or length) · ru продли́ть (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue) · fi pitkittää (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue) · ru продли́ть (to extend in space or length) · fi jatkaa (to extend in space or length) · ru продлева́ть (to extend in space or length) · hu elhalaszt (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone) · de verlängern (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue) · bg удължавам (to extend in space or length) · ar أَطَالَ (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue) · cs prodloužit (to extend in space or length) · cs prodloužit (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue) · cs zvětšit (to extend in space or length) · mi tinaku (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone) · ro lungi (to extend in space or length) · grc μακρύνω (to extend in space or length) · ru продлева́ть (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue) · mi autō (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue) · es prorrogar (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue) · pt prolongar (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue) · ro amâna (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone) · de ausdehnen (to extend in space or length) · fi pidentää (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone) · mi whakaupa (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue) · fi pidentää (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue) · sv förlänga (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue) · de hinauszögern (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone) · ro prelungi (to extend in space or length) · fi venyttää (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue) · ar أَطَالَ (to extend in space or length) · sv skjuta upp (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone) · sv förlänga (to extend in space or length) · gl prolongar (to extend in space or length) · cs odkládat (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone)