Prolong the agony.
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Prolong
//pɹəʊˈlɒŋ//
Synonyms for "prolong" (89 found)
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Closest matches (18)
Strong matches (27)
Related words (44)
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More general
6 entriesderived
6 entriesmanner of
2 entriesrelated to
9 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
80 translations across 25 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- μακρύνω verb (to extend in space or length)
- μακρύνω verb (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue)
Arabic
2 entries- أَطَالَ verb (to extend in space or length)
- أَطَالَ verb (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue)
Armenian
2 entries- երկարաձգել verb (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue)
- երկարացնել verb (to extend in space or length)
Bulgarian
2 entries- отлагам verb (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone)
- удължавам verb (to extend in space or length)
Catalan
2 entries- perllongar verb (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue)
- prolongar verb (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue)
Czech
4 entries- odkládat verb (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone)
- prodloužit verb (to extend in space or length)
- prodloužit verb (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue)
- zvětšit verb (to extend in space or length)
Dutch
1 entries- bestendigen verb (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue)
Esperanto
3 entries- longigi verb (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue)
- prokrasti verb (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone)
- vastigi verb (to extend in space or length)
Estonian
3 entries- edasi lükkama verb (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone)
- pikendama verb (to extend in space or length)
- pikendama verb (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue)
Finnish
4 entries- jatkaa verb (to extend in space or length)
- jatkaa verb (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue)
- pidentää verb (to extend in space or length)
- pidentää verb (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue)
French
1 entries- prolonger verb (to extend in space or length)
Galician
1 entries- prolongar verb (to extend in space or length)
Georgian
2 entries- გახანგრძლივება verb (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue)
- დაგრძელება verb (to extend in space or length)
German
3 entries- ausdehnen verb (to extend in space or length)
- hinauszögern verb (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone)
- verlängern verb (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue)
Hungarian
2 entries- elhalaszt verb (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone)
- meghosszabbít verb (to extend in space or length)
Latin
2 entries- protraho verb (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue)
- prōrogō verb (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue)
Māori
4 entries- aukume verb (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue)
- autō verb (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue)
- tinaku verb (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone)
- whakaroa verb (to extend in space or length)
Portuguese
3 entries- adiar verb (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone)
- prolongar verb (to extend in space or length)
- prolongar verb (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue)
Romanian
4 entries- alungi verb (to extend in space or length)
- amâna verb (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone)
- extinde verb (to extend in space or length)
- lungi verb (to extend in space or length)
Russian
4 entries- откла́дывать verb (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone)
- отложи́ть verb (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone)
- продлева́ть verb (to extend in space or length)
- продлева́ть verb (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue)
Spanish
4 entries- aplazar verb (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue)
- aplazar verb (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone)
- prolongar verb (to extend in space or length)
- prolongar verb (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue)
Swedish
3 entries- förlänga verb (to extend in space or length)
- förlänga verb (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue)
- skjuta upp verb (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone)
Tagalog
1 entries- ipadayon verb (to extend in space or length)
Telugu
1 entries- పొడిగించు verb (to extend in space or length)
Uyghur
3 entries- ئۇزارتماق verb (to extend in space or length)
- ئۇزارتماق verb (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue)
- كېچىكتۈرمەك verb (to lengthen; to put off to a distant time; to postpone)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
I'd like to prolong my stay in America.
Source: tatoeba (253020)
Gooseberries can prolong your life.
Source: tatoeba (2610007)
Regular services are essential to ensure trouble-free motoring, and to prolong the life of your car.
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