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"To extend in space or length."
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"(transitive) To extend in space or length."
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"sense": "to extend in space or length",
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"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "vastigi"
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"sense": "to extend in space or length",
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"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "pidentää"
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"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "jatkaa"
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"sense": "to extend in space or length",
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"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "prolongar"
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"roman": "dagrʒeleba",
"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "დაგრძელება"
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"sense": "to extend in space or length",
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"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "prolongar"
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"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "prelungi"
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"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "lungi"
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"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "alungi"
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"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "extinde"
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"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "ipadayon"
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"roman": "poḍigiñcu",
"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "పొడిగించు"
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"sense": "to extend in space or length",
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"text": "Complaining prolongs one’s pain.",
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"text": "The departure was not unduly prolonged. In the road Mr. Love and the driver favoured the company with a brief chanty running. “Got it?—No, I ain't, 'old on,—Got it? Got it?—No, 'old on sir.”",
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"To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of"
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"(transitive) To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of"
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"word": "edasi lükkama"
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"text": "The departure was not unduly prolonged. In the road Mr. Love and the driver favoured the company with a brief chanty running. “Got it?—No, I ain't, 'old on,—Got it? Got it?—No, 'old on sir.”",
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"(transitive) To put off to a distant time; to postpone."
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"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔaṭāla",
"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "أَطَالَ"
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "erkaracʻnel",
"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "երկարացնել"
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "udǎlžavam",
"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "удължавам"
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to extend in space or length",
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"tags": [
"perfective"
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"word": "zvětšit"
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{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "vastigi"
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{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "pikendama"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "pidentää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "jatkaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "venyttää"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "prolonger"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "prolongar"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "dagrʒeleba",
"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "დაგრძელება"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "ausdehnen"
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"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "makrúnō",
"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "μακρύνω"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "meghosszabbít"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "whakaroa"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "prolongar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "prelungi"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "lungi"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "alungi"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "extinde"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prodlevátʹ",
"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "продлева́ть"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prodlítʹ",
"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"tags": [
"perfective"
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"word": "продли́ть"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "prolongar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "förlänga"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "ipadayon"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "poḍigiñcu",
"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "పొడిగించు"
},
{
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "uzartmaq",
"sense": "to extend in space or length",
"word": "ئۇزارتماق"
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔaṭāla",
"sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
"word": "أَطَالَ"
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{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "erkarajgel",
"sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
"word": "երկարաձգել"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
"word": "perllongar"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
"word": "prolongar"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
"tags": [
"perfective"
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"word": "prodloužit"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
"word": "bestendigen"
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{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
"word": "longigi"
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{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
"word": "pikendama"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
"word": "pidentää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
"word": "jatkaa"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
"word": "pitkittää"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
"word": "venyttää"
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{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gaxangrʒliveba",
"sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
"word": "გახანგრძლივება"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
"word": "verlängern"
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{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "makrúnō",
"sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
"word": "μακρύνω"
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{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
"word": "prōrogō"
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{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
"word": "protraho"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
"word": "aukume"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
"word": "whakaupa"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
"word": "autō"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
"word": "whakaupaupa"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
"word": "prolongar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
"word": "prelungi"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prodlevátʹ",
"sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "продлева́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prodlítʹ",
"sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "продли́ть"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
"word": "prolongar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
"word": "förlänga"
},
{
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "uzartmaq",
"sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
"word": "ئۇزارتماق"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "otlagam",
"sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
"word": "отлагам"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "odkládat"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
"word": "prokrasti"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
"word": "edasi lükkama"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
"word": "pidentää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
"word": "venyttää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
"word": "pitkittää"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
"word": "hinauszögern"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
"word": "elhalaszt"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
"word": "tinaku"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
"word": "whakaupa"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
"word": "whakaupaupa"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
"word": "adiar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
"word": "amâna"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otkládyvatʹ",
"sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "откла́дывать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otložítʹ",
"sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "отложи́ть"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
"word": "skjuta upp"
},
{
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "këchiktürmek",
"sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
"word": "كېچىكتۈرمەك"
}
],
"word": "prolong"
}
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-21 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (d8cb2f3 and 4e554ae). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.