prolong
/prəˈlɒŋ/verb
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लंबा करना, बढ़ाना, अवधि बढ़ाना
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verb
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[T] ~ sth
to make something last longer
लंबा करना, बढ़ाना, अवधि बढ़ाना
- The drugs prolonged his life by two years.
- Do not prolong the meeting unnecessarily.
- Please do not prolong the discussion; we have a train to catch.
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- Regular exercise can prolong your life and keep you healthy.
- The heavy rain prolonged the match well into the evening.
- Illness prolonged her stay in hospital by a week.
Synonyms lengthen extend protract draw out stretch out
Opposite shorten curtail abbreviate cut short
◇Word family
prolonged adj.prolongation noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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pro·long
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Keep the lengthen words together: prolong (in time), extend (in time or space), protract (prolong unnecessarily), lengthen, elongate (make physically longer).
लंबा करने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: prolong (समय में), extend (समय या स्थान में), protract (अनावश्यक रूप से लंबा करना), lengthen, elongate (भौतिक रूप से लंबा करना)।