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Word entry · 7 letters

prolong

Best crossword clue

"Extend duration"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /pɹəʊˈlɒŋ/Part of speech verbSorted glnooprStarts with PEnds with G2 cluesCommon crossword word
1P2R3O4L5O6N7G

Definitions

  1. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer

Word origin

Either a back-formation from prolongation, or from Old French prolonguer or porloignier, from Latin prōlongō, from prō + longō. Doublet of purloin.

Used in a sentence

  • 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, 'old on sir.”
  • The government shouldn't prolong deciding on this issue any further.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Extend duration7 letters
02Make last longer7 letters

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