"prolong" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /pɹəʊˈlɒŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɹoʊˈlɔŋ/ [General-American], /pɹoʊˈlɑŋ/ [Canada, cot-caught-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prolong.wav [Southern-England] Forms: prolongs [present, singular, third-person], prolonging [participle, present], prolonged [participle, past], prolonged [past]
Rhymes: -ɒŋ Etymology: Either a back-formation from prolongation, or from Old French prolonguer or porloignier, from Latin prōlongō, from prō + longō. Doublet of purloin. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pro-}}, {{back-form|en|prolongation|nocap=yes}} back-formation from prolongation, {{der|en|fro|prolonguer}} Old French prolonguer, {{m|fro|porloignier}} porloignier, {{der|en|la|prōlongō}} Latin prōlongō, {{m|la|prō}} prō, {{m|la|longō}} longō, {{doublet|en|purloin}} Doublet of purloin Head templates: {{en-verb}} prolong (third-person singular simple present prolongs, present participle prolonging, simple past and past participle prolonged)
  1. (transitive) To extend in space or length. Tags: transitive Translations (to extend in space or length): μακρύνω (makrúnō) (Ancient Greek), أَطَالَ (ʔaṭāla) (Arabic), երկարացնել (erkaracʻnel) (Armenian), удължавам (udǎlžavam) (Bulgarian), prodloužit [perfective] (Czech), zvětšit [perfective] (Czech), vastigi (Esperanto), pikendama (Estonian), pidentää (Finnish), jatkaa (Finnish), venyttää (Finnish), prolonger (French), prolongar (Galician), დაგრძელება (dagrʒeleba) (Georgian), ausdehnen (German), meghosszabbít (Hungarian), whakaroa (Maori), prolongar (Portuguese), prelungi (Romanian), lungi (Romanian), alungi (Romanian), extinde (Romanian), продлева́ть (prodlevátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), продли́ть (prodlítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), prolongar (Spanish), förlänga (Swedish), ipadayon (Tagalog), పొడిగించు (poḍigiñcu) (Telugu), ئۇزارتماق (uzartmaq) (Uyghur)
    Sense id: en-prolong-en-verb-jPI6~wCp Categories (other): English back-formations Disambiguation of English back-formations: 31 28 22 19 Disambiguation of 'to extend in space or length': 78 13 2 6
  2. (transitive) To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Time Synonyms: draw out Translations (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue): μακρύνω (makrúnō) (Ancient Greek), أَطَالَ (ʔaṭāla) (Arabic), երկարաձգել (erkarajgel) (Armenian), perllongar (Catalan), prolongar (Catalan), prodloužit [perfective] (Czech), bestendigen (Dutch), longigi (Esperanto), pikendama (Estonian), pidentää (Finnish), jatkaa (Finnish), pitkittää (Finnish), venyttää (Finnish), გახანგრძლივება (gaxangrʒliveba) (Georgian), verlängern (German), prōrogō (Latin), protraho (Latin), aukume (Maori), whakaupa (Maori), autō (Maori), whakaupaupa (Maori), prolongar (Portuguese), prelungi (Romanian), продлева́ть (prodlevátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), продли́ть (prodlítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), prolongar (Spanish), förlänga (Swedish), ئۇزارتماق (uzartmaq) (Uyghur)
    Sense id: en-prolong-en-verb-TR9hocrM Disambiguation of Time: 0 53 47 0 Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English back-formations: 31 28 22 19 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 37 28 19 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 15 47 22 16 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 50 20 16 Disambiguation of 'to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue': 2 93 3 2
  3. (transitive) To put off to a distant time; to postpone. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Time Translations (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone): отлагам (otlagam) (Bulgarian), odkládat [imperfective] (Czech), prokrasti (Esperanto), edasi lükkama (Estonian), pidentää (Finnish), venyttää (Finnish), pitkittää (Finnish), hinauszögern (German), elhalaszt (Hungarian), tinaku (Maori), whakaupa (Maori), whakaupaupa (Maori), adiar (Portuguese), amâna (Romanian), откла́дывать (otkládyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), отложи́ть (otložítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), skjuta upp (Swedish), كېچىكتۈرمەك (këchiktürmek) (Uyghur)
    Sense id: en-prolong-en-verb-DVKVNCHi Disambiguation of Time: 0 53 47 0 Categories (other): English back-formations Disambiguation of English back-formations: 31 28 22 19 Disambiguation of 'to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone': 4 14 67 14
  4. (intransitive) To become longer; lengthen. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-prolong-en-verb-Psx4AS8I Categories (other): English back-formations Disambiguation of English back-formations: 31 28 22 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: prolongable, prolongation, prolonger, prolongment

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for prolong meaning in All languages combined (16.6kB)

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      "expansion": "Old French prolonguer",
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          "roman": "erkaracʻnel",
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          "_dis1": "78 13 2 6",
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          "roman": "udǎlžavam",
          "sense": "to extend in space or length",
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          "code": "eo",
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          "sense": "to extend in space or length",
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          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "to extend in space or length",
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          "sense": "to extend in space or length",
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          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "to extend in space or length",
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          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to extend in space or length",
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "dagrʒeleba",
          "sense": "to extend in space or length",
          "word": "დაგრძელება"
        },
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          "_dis1": "78 13 2 6",
          "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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          "_dis1": "78 13 2 6",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to extend in space or length",
          "word": "meghosszabbít"
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          "_dis1": "78 13 2 6",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to extend in space or length",
          "word": "whakaroa"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to extend in space or length",
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          "_dis1": "78 13 2 6",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to extend in space or length",
          "word": "prelungi"
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        {
          "_dis1": "78 13 2 6",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to extend in space or length",
          "word": "lungi"
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to extend in space or length",
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          "_dis1": "78 13 2 6",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to extend in space or length",
          "word": "extinde"
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          "_dis1": "78 13 2 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prodlevátʹ",
          "sense": "to extend in space or length",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "продлева́ть"
        },
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          "_dis1": "78 13 2 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prodlítʹ",
          "sense": "to extend in space or length",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "продли́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 13 2 6",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to extend in space or length",
          "word": "prolongar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 13 2 6",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to extend in space or length",
          "word": "förlänga"
        },
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          "_dis1": "78 13 2 6",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "to extend in space or length",
          "word": "ipadayon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 13 2 6",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "poḍigiñcu",
          "sense": "to extend in space or length",
          "word": "పొడిగించు"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 13 2 6",
          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "uzartmaq",
          "sense": "to extend in space or length",
          "word": "ئۇزارتماق"
        }
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          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Time",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Complaining prolongs one’s pain.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1922, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest",
          "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.”",
          "type": "quotation"
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        "To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of"
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          "time",
          "time"
        ],
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          "duration"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "draw out"
        }
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          "_dis1": "2 93 3 2",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ʔaṭāla",
          "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
          "word": "أَطَالَ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 3 2",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "erkarajgel",
          "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
          "word": "երկարաձգել"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 3 2",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
          "word": "perllongar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 3 2",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
          "word": "prolongar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 3 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "prodloužit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 3 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
          "word": "bestendigen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 3 2",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
          "word": "longigi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 3 2",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
          "word": "pikendama"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 3 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
          "word": "pidentää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 3 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
          "word": "jatkaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 3 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
          "word": "pitkittää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 3 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
          "word": "venyttää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 3 2",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "gaxangrʒliveba",
          "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
          "word": "გახანგრძლივება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 3 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
          "word": "verlängern"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 3 2",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "makrúnō",
          "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
          "word": "μακρύνω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 3 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
          "word": "prōrogō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 3 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
          "word": "protraho"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 3 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
          "word": "aukume"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 3 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
          "word": "whakaupa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 3 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
          "word": "autō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 3 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
          "word": "whakaupaupa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 3 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
          "word": "prolongar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 3 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
          "word": "prelungi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 3 2",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 3 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prodlítʹ",
          "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
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          "word": "продли́ть"
        },
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          "_dis1": "2 93 3 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
          "word": "prolongar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 3 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
          "word": "förlänga"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 3 2",
          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "uzartmaq",
          "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
          "word": "ئۇزارتماق"
        }
      ]
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            "Fundamental"
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        {
          "text": "The government shouldn't prolong deciding on this issue any further.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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          "postpone",
          "postpone"
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        "(transitive) To put off to a distant time; to postpone."
      ],
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        "transitive"
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          "_dis1": "4 14 67 14",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "otlagam",
          "sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
          "word": "отлагам"
        },
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          "_dis1": "4 14 67 14",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "odkládat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 14 67 14",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
          "word": "prokrasti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 14 67 14",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
          "word": "edasi lükkama"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 14 67 14",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
          "word": "pidentää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 14 67 14",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
          "word": "venyttää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 14 67 14",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
          "word": "pitkittää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 14 67 14",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
          "word": "hinauszögern"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 14 67 14",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
          "word": "elhalaszt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 14 67 14",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
          "word": "tinaku"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 14 67 14",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
          "word": "whakaupa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 14 67 14",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
          "word": "whakaupaupa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 14 67 14",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
          "word": "adiar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 14 67 14",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
          "word": "amâna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 14 67 14",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otkládyvatʹ",
          "sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "откла́дывать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 14 67 14",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otložítʹ",
          "sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "отложи́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 14 67 14",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
          "word": "skjuta upp"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 14 67 14",
          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "këchiktürmek",
          "sense": "to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone",
          "word": "كېچىكتۈرمەك"
        }
      ]
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        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English back-formations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      "glosses": [
        "To become longer; lengthen."
      ],
      "id": "en-prolong-en-verb-Psx4AS8I",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To become longer; lengthen."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/pɹəʊˈlɒŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɹoʊˈlɔŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɹoʊˈlɑŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "cot-caught-merger"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒŋ"
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        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
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}
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    "English doublets",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Old French",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
    "Rhymes:English/ɒŋ",
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      "word": "prolongable"
    },
    {
      "word": "prolongation"
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    {
      "word": "prolonger"
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        "3": "prolonguer"
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      },
      "expansion": "porloignier",
      "name": "m"
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "longō",
      "name": "m"
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      "name": "doublet"
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      "form": "prolongs",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prolonging",
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      "form": "prolonged",
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        "To extend in space or length."
      ],
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          "extend"
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          "space"
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          "length"
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        "(transitive) To extend in space or length."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
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          "text": "Complaining prolongs one’s pain.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1922, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest",
          "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.”",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of"
      ],
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        [
          "lengthen",
          "lengthen"
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        [
          "time",
          "time"
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        [
          "duration",
          "duration"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "draw out"
        }
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      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The government shouldn't prolong deciding on this issue any further.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "To put off to a distant time; to postpone."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "put off",
          "put off"
        ],
        [
          "postpone",
          "postpone"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To put off to a distant time; to postpone."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To become longer; lengthen."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To become longer; lengthen."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/pɹəʊˈlɒŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɹoʊˈlɔŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɹoʊˈlɑŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "cot-caught-merger"
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      "rhymes": "-ɒŋ"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔaṭāla",
      "sense": "to extend in space or length",
      "word": "أَطَالَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "erkaracʻnel",
      "sense": "to extend in space or length",
      "word": "երկարացնել"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "udǎlžavam",
      "sense": "to extend in space or length",
      "word": "удължавам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to extend in space or length",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "prodloužit"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "makrúnō",
      "sense": "to extend in space or length",
      "word": "μακρύνω"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prodlítʹ",
      "sense": "to extend in space or length",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "продли́ть"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔaṭāla",
      "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
      "word": "أَطَالَ"
    },
    {
      "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"
      ],
      "word": "prodloužit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
      "word": "bestendigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
      "word": "longigi"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
      "word": "pitkittää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
      "word": "venyttää"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "makrúnō",
      "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
      "word": "μακρύνω"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
      "word": "prōrogō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
      "word": "protraho"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue",
      "word": "aukume"
    },
    {
      "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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