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Examples of prolong
prolong
It's much worse to prolong a problem or to not discuss it and hope it goes away.
From the businessweek.com
So, while they may prolong our oil addiction, they will not make it any cheaper.
From the newsweek.com
But what about $1m to prolong a terminally ill patient's painful life by a week?
From the economist.com
That will prolong the current policy uncertainty which is stalling the recovery.
From the economist.com
This will prolong the region's three-month environmental and economic nightmare.
From the smh.com.au
I don't know that I'm being diplomatic, I'm simply refusing to prolong a debate.
From the guardian.co.uk
Muralitharan believed the emergence of Mendis would help prolong his own career.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Novartis retains an option to prolong the contract for an additional two years.
From the forbes.com
Standard tests rarely uncover disease and have not been proven to prolong life.
From the businessweek.com
- Lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"
- Lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work"
- (prolonged) drawn-out: relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations"
- (prolonged) elongated: drawn out or made longer spatially; "Picasso's elongated Don Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"; "the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page"
- To extend in space or length; To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue; To lengthen temporally; to put off to a distant time; to postpone
- "Prolonged" means that your disability is likely to be long term and of indefinite duration, or is likely to result in death. This is described in the Canada Pension Plan legislation under paragraphs 42(2)(a) and 42(2)(b).
- Prolongation, prolonged
