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prolong
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
prolongs; prolonged; prolonging
prolongs; prolonged; prolonging
Learner's definition of PROLONG
[+ object]
: to make (something) last or continue for a longer time延长；延续
- Chemotherapy helped to prolong [=extend] her life.化疗有助于延续她的生命。
- Additives are used to prolong the shelf life of packaged food.添加剂用来延长包装食品的保质期。
- High interest rates were prolonging the recession.高利率使经济衰退期延长。
prolonged; prolonging; prolongs
Example Sentences
Additives are used to prolong the shelf life of packaged food. High interest rates were prolonging the recession.
Recent Examples on the Web If shortstop Jorge Mateo could prolong the success of his past six games into a larger sample size, the possibilities are nearly endless. 
Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 24 July 2022 And uncontrolled infections are a gift to the virus, which keeps birthing new variants that could prolong the current level of crisis or send it spiraling back into a greater level of disruption. Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 27 June 2022 Concerns about a slowdown have been elevated since Russia invaded Ukraine, prompting a jump in energy and commodity prices that could prolong rising inflation. Damian J. Troise, ajc, 21 Apr. 2022 And there is a risk that his current approach will merely prolong the war, leading to more death and destruction. W. James Antle Iii, The Week, 20 Apr. 2022 The Russian démarche echoed the public rhetoric of officials in Moscow, who have been warning for weeks that Western arms deliveries to Ukraine would prolong the war and be met with a tough response. New York Times, 15 Apr. 2022 But maybe Mateo can prolong this run into something more. Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 24 July 2022 The drug could prolong her life, but the side effects are profound: severe cramping of her fingers, migraines and debilitating fatigue. Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2021 But failing to vaccinate adolescents and teens will only prolong the pandemic, many experts say. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 1 Oct. 2021 See More
Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 24 July 2022 And uncontrolled infections are a gift to the virus, which keeps birthing new variants that could prolong the current level of crisis or send it spiraling back into a greater level of disruption. Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 27 June 2022 Concerns about a slowdown have been elevated since Russia invaded Ukraine, prompting a jump in energy and commodity prices that could prolong rising inflation. Damian J. Troise, ajc, 21 Apr. 2022 And there is a risk that his current approach will merely prolong the war, leading to more death and destruction. W. James Antle Iii, The Week, 20 Apr. 2022 The Russian démarche echoed the public rhetoric of officials in Moscow, who have been warning for weeks that Western arms deliveries to Ukraine would prolong the war and be met with a tough response. New York Times, 15 Apr. 2022 But maybe Mateo can prolong this run into something more. Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 24 July 2022 The drug could prolong her life, but the side effects are profound: severe cramping of her fingers, migraines and debilitating fatigue. Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2021 But failing to vaccinate adolescents and teens will only prolong the pandemic, many experts say. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 1 Oct. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Middle French prolonguer, from Late Latin prolongare, from Latin pro- forward + longus long
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of prolong was in the 15th century verb
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