prolong

tr.v., -longed, -long·ing, -longs.

1. To lengthen in duration; protract.
2. To lengthen in extent.

[Middle English prolongen, from Old French prolonguer, from Late Latin prōlongāre : Latin prō-, forth; see pro-¹ + Latin longus, long.]

prolonger pro·long'er n.

verb

To make or become longer: draw out, elongate, extend, lengthen, prolongate, protract, spin (out), stretch (out). Mathematics produce. See increase/decrease, long/short.

v

Definition: extend, draw out
Antonyms: abbreviate, shorten

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IN BRIEF: To extend in time or duration.

I like to prolong the wonderful taste of the ice cream by slowly savoring each spoonful.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forlænge

Nederlands (Dutch)
verlengen

Français (French)
v. tr. - prolonger

Deutsch (German)
v. - verlängern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παρατείνω, προεκτείνω

Italiano (Italian)
prolungare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - prolongar

Русский (Russian)
продлевать, пролонгировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - prolongar, extender, alargar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förlänga, dra ut på

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
延长, 拉长, 拖长的发音, 拖延

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 延長, 拉長, 拖長的發音, 拖延

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 늘이다, 연장하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 長くする, 延期する, 長く発音する, 延長する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يطيل, يمد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮האריך‬

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