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- [proh-trakt, pruh-]
- /proʊˈtrækt, prə-/
- /prəˈtræk.tɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [proh-trakt, pruh-]
- /proʊˈtrækt, prə-/
Definitions of protracted word
- verb with object protracted to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong. 1
- verb with object protracted Anatomy. to extend or protrude. 1
- verb with object protracted (in surveying, mathematics, etc.) to plot and draw (lines) with a scale and a protractor. 1
- adjective protracted prolonged, drawn out 1
- adjective protracted Something, usually something unpleasant, that is protracted lasts a long time, especially longer than usual or longer than you hoped. 0
- adjective protracted extended or lengthened in time; prolonged 0
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Origin of protracted
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1540-50, protract is from the Latin word prōtractus (past participle of prōtrahere to draw forth, prolong). See pro-1, tract1
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Parts of speech for Protracted
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
protracted popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
protracted usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for protracted
adj protracted
- across the board — If a policy or a situation applies across the board, it affects everything or everyone in a particular group.
- all-encompassing — all-embracing.
- behindhand — If someone is behindhand, they have been delayed or have made less progress in their work than they or other people think they should.
- chronic — A chronic illness or disability lasts for a very long time. Compare acute.
- day and night — If something happens day and night or night and day, it happens all the time without stopping.
verb protracted
- craned — any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- drawled — an act or utterance of a person who drawls.
- inactivated — Simple past tense and past participle of inactivate.
- nasalized — Simple past tense and past participle of nasalize.
- overdrew — Simple past form of overdraw.
adjective protracted
- elongate — Make (something) longer, especially unusually so in relation to its width.
- elongated — Unusually long in relation to its width.
- expanded — Being or having been enlarged, extended, or broadened, in particular.
- extended — Made larger; enlarged.
- extensive — Covering or affecting a large area.
Antonyms for protracted
adjective protracted
- ceasing — to stop; discontinue: Not all medieval beliefs have ceased to exist.
- interrupted — having an irregular or discontinuous arrangement, as of leaflets along a stem.
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