prolonged
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3.9
- adjective
- /prəˈlɔŋd/
:
prolongado
- People with Crohn's disease who got a fairly prolonged treatment with this stuff responded well.
- a prolonged period
- prolonged exposure
- a prolonged drought
He watched them kill her, a prolonged, brutal butchering.
- He watched them kill her, a prolonged, brutal butchering.
- Then we did the human clinical trial with this prolonged fasting mimicking diet.
- And also, are they ready for prolonged war?
- We're likely to see a prolonged battle as Evergrand is wound up.
- One is we've had more than a decade of of, of, of prolonged low interest rates.
- Be well and stay well wherever you are throughout this prolonged season of challenges and uncertainty.
- Well, both of these depend on this idea as the commonality is this prolonged period of fasting.
- So I think what you're referring to is how to have good performance for prolonged periods of time.
- So prolonged stress, we know, can make you more vulnerable to infections.
- You know, really, in both of these books a lot of people fear, if not death, then prolonged deterioration.
- And it was my first time meditating for a prolonged period of time.
Examples
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"Save for much heavy breathing, there was a prolonged silence around the table."
Fiction book (2000) -
Many students suffered from prolonged fatigue during the exam season.
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Under careful and prolonged treatment .. David became normal in every respect.
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Be well and stay well wherever you are throughout this prolonged season of challenges and uncertainty.
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But prolonged exposure to this gas will be fatal!
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So prolonged stress, we know, can make you more vulnerable to infections.
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The condition is a consequence of prolonged strain.
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The most common physical complaint in our patients was mild edema, especially after prolonged standing.
Academic text (2015) -
It seems that Chandragupta had the upper hand, but to avoid a prolonged war, he struck a deal.
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During the war and immediate post-war years, Dewey engaged in a prolonged reflection on the nature of philosophy.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
For a great distance or for much time
502
3.0
Lasting for a long time
190
2.4
Being in a job, role, or relationship for a long time
109
3.5
Lasting a long time and making people bored
108
3.2
Being in the same job, relationship, or role for many years
82
4.9
Lasting for a long time and not stopping easily
39
4.3
Lasting for a long time
38
3.1
Continuing to be present or useful for a long time
29
6.6
Continuing for a long time, often longer than expected
27
3.7
To stay the same or work well for a long time
22
3.9
Lasting a long time without stopping or getting weaker
15
4.6
Lasting longer than needed and feeling tiring
13
7.5
Lasting a very long time and making you bored or annoyed
11
4.0
Lasting longer than usual
6
4.2
Happening over a long time, not just now
6
3.9
That lasts for a long time
4
2.5
A little bigger from one end to the other or lasting more than usual
3
4.2
Longer than needed or wanted
1
4.2
Continuing for a long time without fading
Happening over a long time and not finished
Happening without stopping for a period of time
Made longer in time or size
Antonyms
Compounds
- Offensive
Questioning someone for a long time to cause stress or force answers
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word prolonged comes from the verb prolong, which is made of pro- ('forward') and long ('long'), so it literally means 'made long'. That's why a prolonged silence or drought is one that lasts longer than expected.