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US
/pɹəˈɫɔŋ/
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[ UK /pɹəlˈɒŋ/ ]
[ UK /pɹəlˈɒŋ/ ]
VERB
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lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
We prolonged our stay
The meeting was drawn out until midnight
She extended her visit by another day -
lengthen or extend in duration or space
prolong the treatment of the patient
keep up the good work
We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible
How To Use prolong In A Sentence
- It is a lovely night, and why should we not prolong our ride a little?
- Difenacoum, detected in her blood samples, can be absorbed through skin, with prolonged anticoagulant effects.
- His wonder and admiration were again excited by the neatness and perfect order that prevailed throughout the encampment, the six guns of a battery aligned with mathematical precision and accompanied by their caissons, prolonges, forage-wagons, and forges. The Downfall
- The bolide probably prolonged and intensified the change, and may have weighed heavily in favor of mammals or birds and against non - avian dinosaurs.
- With check-in times now prolonged because of security issues, traders are lapping up even more business as they tempt us with their trinkets and gewgaws.
- A prolonged period of low investment will weaken productivity and longterm potential growth. Times, Sunday Times
- Symptoms need to have been present for a prolonged period of time for a true diagnosis to be made.
- Kind and tempting was the invitation to prolong my stay at the See House; enticing was the prospect offered me of a visit to a seigneurie on the Ottawa; and it was with very great reluctance that, after a sojourn of only one day, I left this abode of refinement and hospitality, and the valued friends who had received me with so much kindness, for a tedious journey to New The Englishwoman in America
- After all, what would you pay to prolong your life? Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice
- a prolonged and bitter struggle