Prolonging Meaning in English

word · lemma: prolong

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التعريف

Making something last longer than usual or expected.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Used formally or neutrally, often with abstract things like 'prolonging life', 'prolonging a meeting'. Commonly followed by nouns related to time or events. Not usually used for concrete objects.

• Spanish: prolongar
• Portuguese (BR): prolongar
• Portuguese (PT): prolongar
• Chinese (Simplified): 延长
• Chinese (Traditional): 延長
• Hindi: लंबा करना
• Arabic: إطالة
• Bengali: দীর্ঘায়িত করা - বাড়ানো
• Russian: продлевая - затягивая
• Japanese: 延ばす - 長引かせる
• Vietnamese: kéo dài
• Korean: 연장하는 - 늘이는
• Turkish: uzatmak - sürdürmek
• Urdu: طول دینا - بڑھانا
• Indonesian: memperpanjang

جمل نموذجية

He is prolonging his visit by one more day.

basic

By prolonging the deadline, the teacher gave us more time to finish.

natural

The rain is prolonging the construction work.

basic

Doctors are prolonging her life with new treatments.

basic

I hate prolonging arguments when we can just agree to disagree.

natural

She kept prolonging saying goodbye, like she didn’t really want to leave.

natural