prolong

Meaning

1. (transitive) To extend in space or length.
2. (transitive) To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of
3. (transitive) To put off to a distant time; to postpone.
4. (intransitive) To become longer; lengthen.

Synonyms

extend

lengthen

elongate

draw out

protract

delay

continue

drag out

sustain

stretch out

stretch

spin out

prolongate

keep up

postpone

make longer

widen

expand

spin

strain

procrastinate

lengthening

detain

enlarge

renew

retard

defer

prolongation

put out

reach

reach out

roll over

shelve

show off

slacken

slow

sprawl

spread

stall

tense

wait for

protend

extend the time limit

prolong for more time

stetch

leng-then

condenser tube

cold-finger

condenser air cooling

condensation tube

Translations

prolonger

prolongar

παρατείνω

verlängern

prolongar

prolungare

allonger

verlengen

allungare

alongar

uzatmak

extraho

rekken

أطال

أَطَالَ

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹəʊˈlɒŋ/

Etymology

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