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- [pruh-lawng, -long]
- /prəˈlɔŋ, -ˈlɒŋ/
- /prəˈlɒŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pruh-lawng, -long]
- /prəˈlɔŋ, -ˈlɒŋ/
Definitions of prolong word
- verb with object prolong to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer: to prolong one's stay abroad. 1
- verb with object prolong to make longer in spatial extent: to prolong a line. 1
- verb prolong To prolong something means to make it last longer. 0
- verb prolong to lengthen in duration or space; extend 0
- verb transitive prolong to lengthen or extend in time or space 0
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Origin of prolong
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English prolongen < Late Latin prōlongāre to lengthen, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + long(us) long1 + -ā- theme vowel + -re infinitive ending
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Parts of speech for Prolong
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prolong popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
prolong usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for prolong
verb prolong
- beetle — A beetle is an insect with a hard covering to its body.
- beetling — a heavy hammering or ramming instrument, usually of wood, used to drive wedges, force down paving stones, compress loose earth, etc.
- branch out — If a person or an organization branches out, they do something that is different from their normal activities or work.
- bulk up — If someone or something bulks up or bulks out, they become bigger or heavier.
adj prolong
- curtate — shortened
- in a nutshell — the shell of a nut.
adjective prolong
- abbreviate — If you abbreviate something, especially a word or a piece of writing, you make it shorter.
- curtailed — to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish.
- decreased — Simple past tense and past participle of decrease.
- decurtate — Shortened, curtailed.
- diminished — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
Antonyms for prolong
verb prolong
- abate — If something bad or undesirable abates, it becomes much less strong or severe.
- amnestied — a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.
- aways — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
- back water — to reverse the direction of a boat, esp to push the oars of a rowing boat to slow it down or stop it
- backwater — A backwater is a place that is isolated.
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