OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 21065

prolong

/pɹəʊˈlɒŋ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
prolongar
To extend in space or length.
aplazar • prolongar • prorrogar
To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of.
Complaining prolongs one’s pain.
The departure was not unduly prolonged. In the road Mr. Love and the driver favoured the company with a brief chanty running. “Got it?—No, I ain't, 'old on,—Got it? Got it?—No, 'ol…
aplazar • prolongar • prorrogar
To put off to a distant time; to postpone.
The government shouldn't prolong deciding on this issue any further.