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# prolongation

«prolongation» in Mova's school dictionary: **when something is made longer in time, such as a meeting…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (prolongation, prolongations)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A prolongation is when something is made longer in time, such as a meeting or a stay. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prolongation/#m1)

2) It can also be when something is made longer in space, like a line extended. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prolongation/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In formal speech and maths (extending a line) it is used; in everyday talk «extension» is more common. Phrases: prolongation of a life, prolongation of a line.

### examples

- The rain led to a prolongation of the match. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prolongation/#x1)
- Medicine can bring a prolongation of life. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prolongation/#x2)
- The prolongation of the meeting annoyed everyone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prolongation/#x3)
- In maths, draw the prolongation of line AB. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prolongation/#x4)
- The prolongation of the holiday was a surprise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prolongation/#x5)
- A prolongation of the dry weather harmed the crops. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prolongation/#x6)

### note

Formal. From the verb «prolong». Countable and uncountable. In football, «extra time» is the usual phrase.

### Trees and pragmatics

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