Protracted — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer

relatively long in duration; tediously protracted

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹətɹˈæktᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹətɹˈaktɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹətɹˈaktɪd/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹətɹˈæktᵻd/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

extend extended prolong draw out protract drawn-out prolonged lengthy

Parts of Speech

verb	lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer “We prolonged our stay”
adjective	relatively long in duration; tediously protracted “a drawn-out argument”

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
length	noun	continuance in time
lengthiness	noun	the consequence of being lengthened in duration

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

langwierig

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

🇫🇷French

prolongé

allonger dans le temps; faire durer ou durer plus longtemps

🇪🇸Spanish

prolongado

alargarse en el tiempo; causar que sea o dure más

🇮🇹Italian

protratto

allungarsi nel tempo; causare o durare più a lungo

🇳🇱Dutch

langdurig

verlengen in de tijd; veroorzaken of langer duren

🇵🇹Portuguese

prolongado

prolongar no tempo; fazer com que seja ou dure mais

🇷🇺Russian

затяжной

удлиняться во времени; причина быть или длиться дольше

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लंबा

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

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রলম্বিত

সময় দীর্ঘ করা; কারণ হতে বা দীর্ঘস্থায়ী হওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

நீடித்தது

நேரத்தை நீட்டவும்; இருக்க அல்லது நீண்ட காலம் நீடிக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

సుదీర్ఘమైన

సమయం లో పొడిగించు; ఉండడానికి లేదా ఎక్కువ కాలం ఉండటానికి కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रदीर्घ

वेळ वाढवणे; होण्यासाठी किंवा जास्त काळ टिकण्याचे कारण

🇮🇳Gujarati

લાંબી

સમય લંબાવવો; કારણ કે લાંબા સમય સુધી રહે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುದೀರ್ಘವಾದ

ಸಮಯವನ್ನು ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸಿ; ಇರಲು ಅಥವಾ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಕಾಲ ಉಳಿಯಲು ಕಾರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നീണ്ടുകിടക്കുന്ന

സമയം നീട്ടുക; കാരണം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കൂടുതൽ കാലം നിലനിൽക്കും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੰਮਾ

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

🇵🇰Urdu

طویل

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

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

旷日持久的

时间拉长；导致或持续更长时间

🇯🇵Japanese

長引く

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

오래 끈

시간이 길어지다; 원인이 되거나 더 오래 지속됩니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kéo dài

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

🇹🇭Thai

ยืดเยื้อ

ยืดเวลาออกไป; ทำให้เป็นหรือคงอยู่อีกต่อไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

larut

memperpanjang waktu; menyebabkan atau bertahan lebih lama

🇵🇭Filipino

pinahaba

pahabain ang oras; dahilan upang maging o magtatagal

🇲🇾Malay

berlarutan

memanjangkan masa; menyebabkan menjadi atau bertahan lebih lama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مطولة

إطالة الوقت؛ يسبب أن يكون أو يستمر لفترة أطول

🇮🇷Persian

طولانی شده

طولانی شدن در زمان؛ باعث ماندگاری یا ماندگاری بیشتر شود

🇹🇷Turkish

uzun süreli

zamanla uzar; daha uzun sürmesine veya sürmesine neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

ממושך

להאריך בזמן; לגרום להיות או להימשך זמן רב יותר

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