Prolongation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of prolonging something

amount or degree or range to which something extends

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹəlɔŋɡˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹəlɒŋɡˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹəlɒŋɡˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /pɹəlɔŋɡˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks
the wire has an extension of 50 feet

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

continuation lengthiness lengthening perpetuation protraction extension

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of prolonging something “there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks”
noun	amount or degree or range to which something extends “the wire has an extension of 50 feet”
noun	the consequence of being lengthened in duration

Word Forms

prolong	verb	lengthen or extend in duration or space
protract	verb	lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
perpetuate	verb	cause to continue or prevail
lengthy	adjective	relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
continue	verb	continue talking; he continued,

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verlängerung

der Akt, etwas zu verlängern

🇫🇷French

prolongement

le fait de prolonger quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

prolongación

el acto de prolongar algo

🇮🇹Italian

prolungamento

l'atto di prolungare qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

verlenging

de handeling van het verlengen van iets

🇵🇹Portuguese

prolongamento

o ato de prolongar algo

🇷🇺Russian

продление

действие по продлению чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मोहलत

किसी बात को लम्बा खींचने की क्रिया या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রলম্বন

কিছু দীর্ঘায়িত করার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

நீடிப்பு

எதையாவது நீட்டிக்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

పొడిగింపు

ఏదో పొడిగించే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

लांबवणे

काहीतरी लांबणीवर टाकण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

લંબાવવું

કંઈક લંબાવવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೀರ್ಘಾವಧಿ

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ವಿಸ್ತರಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദീർഘിപ്പിക്കൽ

എന്തെങ്കിലും നീട്ടുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੰਬਾਈ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਲੰਮਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

طول

کسی چیز کو طول دینے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

延长

延长某事的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

延長

何かを延長する行為

🇰🇷Korean

연장

무언가를 연장하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự kéo dài

hành động kéo dài một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

การยืดตัว

การกระทำเพื่อยืดเวลาบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

perpanjangan

tindakan memperpanjang sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapahaba

ang pagkilos ng pagpapahaba ng isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

pemanjangan

perbuatan memanjangkan sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إطالة

فعل إطالة الشيء

🇮🇷Persian

طولانی شدن

عمل طولانی کردن چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

uzatma

bir şeyi uzatma eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַאֲרָכָה

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