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# prolong

«prolong» in Mova's school dictionary: **to make it last longer** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (prolong, prolongs, prolonged, prolonging)

### meaning for a pupil

To prolong something means to make it last longer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prolong/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and everyday life, people prolong a holiday, a visit or a game; in health, medicines may prolong life. In science, keeping food cold prolongs its freshness. Phrases: «prolong the agony», «prolong life», «prolonged» (long-lasting, as in «prolonged rain»).

### examples

- We prolonged our holiday by two days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prolong/#x1)
- Keeping milk in the fridge prolongs its life. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prolong/#x2)
- Don't prolong the argument; just say sorry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prolong/#x3)
- The new medicine helped prolong Grandad's life. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prolong/#x4)
- Extra time prolonged the football match. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prolong/#x5)
- Prolonged rain caused flooding in the valley. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prolong/#x6)
- Stop prolonging the agony and tell us who won! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prolong/#x7)
- He wondered whether it were possible, by living simply and frugally henceforth, to prolong his life as long as he wished. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prolong/#x8)

### note

Regular verb: prolonged, prolonging. Adjective: prolonged (lasting a long time). Formal word; everyday: make longer, drag out, extend. Pronounced pro-LONG.

### In the corpora

- [The fear of the LORD prolongeth days; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.285/)
- [The prince that lacketh understanding is also a great oppressor; but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.820/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «prolong» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prolong/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.