Prolong — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer

lengthen or extend in duration or space

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹəlˈɔŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹəlˈɒŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹəlˈɒŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /pɹəlˈɔŋ/.

Examples

We prolonged our stay
She extended her visit by another day
The meeting was drawn out until midnight

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

extend sustain keep up draw out protract

Parts of Speech

verb	lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer “We prolonged our stay”
verb	lengthen or extend in duration or space “We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible”

Word Forms

prolongation	noun	the consequence of being lengthened in duration
protraction	noun	the consequence of being lengthened in duration
extendible	adjective	capable of being lengthened
sustainable	adjective	capable of being sustained
sustainer	noun	someone who upholds or maintains
sustenance	noun	the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verlängern

mit der Zeit verlängern; Ursache dafür, länger zu sein oder zu dauern

🇫🇷French

prolonger

allonger dans le temps; faire durer ou durer plus longtemps

🇪🇸Spanish

prolongar

alargarse en el tiempo; causar que sea o dure más

🇮🇹Italian

prolungare

allungarsi nel tempo; causare o durare più a lungo

🇳🇱Dutch

verlengen

verlengen in de tijd; veroorzaken of langer duren

🇵🇹Portuguese

prolongar

prolongar no tempo; fazer com que seja ou dure mais

🇷🇺Russian

продлить

удлиняться во времени; причина быть или длиться дольше

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लम्बा

समय लम्बा होना; लंबे समय तक रहने या टिकने का कारण

🇧🇩Bengali

দীর্ঘায়িত করা

সময় দীর্ঘ করা; কারণ হতে বা দীর্ঘস্থায়ী হওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

நீடிக்க

நேரத்தை நீட்டவும்; இருக்க அல்லது நீண்ட காலம் நீடிக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పొడిగించు

సమయం లో పొడిగించు; ఉండడానికి లేదా ఎక్కువ కాలం ఉండటానికి కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

लांबवणे

वेळ वाढवणे; होण्यासाठी किंवा जास्त काळ टिकण्याचे कारण

🇮🇳Gujarati

લંબાવવું

સમય લંબાવવો; કારણ કે લાંબા સમય સુધી રહે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೀರ್ಘಗೊಳಿಸು

ಸಮಯವನ್ನು ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸಿ; ಇರಲು ಅಥವಾ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಕಾಲ ಉಳಿಯಲು ಕಾರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നീട്ടുക

സമയം നീട്ടുക; കാരണം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കൂടുതൽ കാലം നിലനിൽക്കും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੰਮਾ ਕਰਨਾ

ਸਮੇਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੰਮਾ; ਹੋਣ ਜਾਂ ਲੰਬੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਤੱਕ ਚੱਲਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

طول دینا

وقت میں لمبا؛ ہونے یا زیادہ دیر تک رہنے کا سبب

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

延长

时间拉长；导致或持续更长时间

🇯🇵Japanese

延長する

時間の経過とともに長くなります。長く続く原因となる、または長く続く

🇰🇷Korean

길게 하다

시간이 길어지다; 원인이 되거나 더 오래 지속됩니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kéo dài

kéo dài thời gian; nguyên nhân tồn tại hoặc kéo dài hơn

🇹🇭Thai

ยืด

ยืดเวลาออกไป; ทำให้เป็นหรือคงอยู่อีกต่อไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

memperpanjang

memperpanjang waktu; menyebabkan atau bertahan lebih lama

🇵🇭Filipino

pahabain

pahabain ang oras; dahilan upang maging o magtatagal

🇲🇾Malay

memanjangkan

memanjangkan masa; menyebabkan menjadi atau bertahan lebih lama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إطالة

إطالة الوقت؛ يسبب أن يكون أو يستمر لفترة أطول

🇮🇷Persian

طولانی کردن

طولانی شدن در زمان؛ باعث ماندگاری یا ماندگاری بیشتر شود

🇹🇷Turkish

uzatmak

zamanla uzar; daha uzun sürmesine veya sürmesine neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַאֲרִיך

להאריך בזמן; לגרום להיות או להימשך זמן רב יותר

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