prolong C2 Topic:Time US /pɹoʊˈlɔŋ/ UK /pɹəʊˈlɒŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #20004 Meanings 1 verb To make something last longer; to extend its duration. The treatment helped to prolong the patient's life by several years. 2 verb To delay something or put it off to a later time. There is no point in prolonging the decision any further. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to make something last... extenddraw outlengthen 2 verb · to delay something or put... postponedelay Word family Forms prolongedprolongingprolongs Derived forms prolongableprolongateprolongationprolongerprolonginglyprolongment Etymology AI details Either a back-formation from prolongation, or from Old French prolonguer or porloignier, from Latin prōlongō, from prō + longō. Doublet of purloin. *per- Proto-Indo-European prolonguer Old French prōlongō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Time Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # prolong **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /pɹoʊˈlɔŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /pɹəʊˈlɒŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 20004 ## Meanings 1. To make something last longer; to extend its duration. 2. To delay something or put it off to a later time. ## Examples - The treatment helped to prolong the patient's life by several years. - There is no point in prolonging the decision any further. ## Derived Forms - prolongable - prolongate - prolongation - prolonger - prolongingly - prolongment ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *per- - Root: prolonguer - Root: prōlongō ## Etymology Either a back-formation from prolongation, or from Old French prolonguer or porloignier, from Latin prōlongō, from prō + longō. Doublet of purloin. ## AI Etymology Prolong is either a back-formation from prolongation, or from Old French prolonguer or porloignier, from Latin prōlongō, from prō + longō. Doublet of purloin. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include *per- (Proto-Indo-European), prolonguer (Old French), and prōlongō (Latin). Current senses include to make something last longer; to extend its duration and to delay something or put it off to a later time. The wider family includes derived forms such as prolongable, prolongate, prolongation, prolonger, and prolongingly. ## Topics - Time - Actions & Processes markdown