The meaning of PROLONG is to lengthen in time : continue. How to use prolong in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Prolong.

PROLONGING definition: 1. present participle of prolong 2. to make something last a longer time: . Learn more.

We were having such a good time that we decided to prolong our stay by another week. She chewed each delicious mouthful as slowly as she could, prolonging the pleasure. …

Define prolonging. prolonging synonyms, prolonging pronunciation, prolonging translation, English dictionary definition of prolonging. tr.v. pro·longed , pro·long·ing , pro·longs To lengthen in duration; protract: factors that prolong the drug's effect. pro·long′er n. American Heritage®...

It promotes and prolongs poverty because people can't do what they need to do. No one should feel comfortable affixing his or her name to a budget that prolongs this atrocity. What they do …

To prolong is to make something last longer or to stretch it out in time. You see the word long in prolong and it's no trick. If you prolong an argument with a sibling, you make it longer than it …

Definition of prolong verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. prolong something to make something last longer synonym extend. The operation could prolong his life by two or three years. Don't prolong the agony (= of not knowing something)—just tell us who won!