“there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks”
Word Forms
lengthy
adjective
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
prolong
verb
lengthen or extend in duration or space
continue
verb
continue talking; he continued,
protract
verb
lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
perpetuate
verb
cause to continue or prevail
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Protraktion
die Folge einer Verlängerung der Dauer
🇫🇷French
prolongation
la conséquence d'une durée allongée
🇪🇸Spanish
prolongación
la consecuencia de ser alargado en duración
🇮🇹Italian
protrazione
la conseguenza di un allungamento della durata
🇳🇱Dutch
protractie
het gevolg van een langere duur
🇵🇹Portuguese
protração
a consequência de ser prolongado em duração
🇷🇺Russian
пролонгация
последствие увеличения продолжительности
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अतिकाल
अवधि लम्बी होने का परिणाम
🇧🇩Bengali
প্রসারণ
সময়কাল দীর্ঘ হচ্ছে পরিণতি
🇮🇳Tamil
நீட்சி
கால அளவு நீட்டிக்கப்பட்டதன் விளைவு
🇮🇳Telugu
పొడిగింపు
వ్యవధిలో పొడిగించడం యొక్క పరిణామం
🇮🇳Marathi
प्रलंबन
कालावधी वाढविण्याचा परिणाम
🇮🇳Gujarati
પ્રોટ્રક્શન
સમયગાળો લંબાવવાનું પરિણામ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಎಳೆತ
ಅವಧಿಯನ್ನು ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸಿದ ಪರಿಣಾಮ
🇮🇳Malayalam
നീട്ടൽ
ദൈർഘ്യം വർദ്ധിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിൻ്റെ അനന്തരഫലം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪ੍ਰੋਟੈਕਸ਼ਨ
ਮਿਆਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੰਬਾ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਨਤੀਜਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
طول
مدت میں لمبا ہونے کا نتیجہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
延长
持续时间延长的后果
🇯🇵Japanese
長期化
期間が延長された結果
🇰🇷Korean
길게 끌기
기간이 길어진 결과
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự kéo dài
hậu quả của việc kéo dài thời gian
🇮🇩Indonesian
penggambaran
konsekuensinya diperpanjang durasinya
🇵🇭Filipino
pagpapahaba
ang kahihinatnan ng pagpapahaba sa tagal
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
إطالة
نتيجة إطالة المدة
🇮🇷Persian
طولانی شدن
نتیجه طولانی شدن مدت زمان
🇹🇷Turkish
uzatma
sürenin uzamasının sonucu
🇮🇱Hebrew
הַאֲרָכָה
התוצאה של התארכות משך הזמן
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'protraction'?
The primary meaning of 'protraction' is 'the consequence of being lengthened in duration'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'protraction' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'protraction' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'protraction' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'protraction' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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