prolong
To make something last longer.
prolong in a sentence
- Hoping to prolong the holiday feeling, Dad kept the fairy lights up until February.
- The referee added extra time to prolong the match by five more minutes.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to prolong?
- Acut
- Bshorten
- Cend
- Dextend
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D: extend. The other three mean the opposite of prolong.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to prolong?
- Ashorten
- Blengthen
- Cextend
- Dstretch
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A: shorten. The other three mean nearly the same as prolong.
Words that mean something similar
extend, lengthen, stretch
Words that mean the opposite
shorten, cut, end
More words about time & change
- promote: To move someone up to a more important position.
- prompt: Quick and without delay.
- prosper: To do well and become successful or rich.
- punctual: Arriving or doing things exactly on time.
- reserve: To keep something back to use later, or to book it for someone.
- restore: To bring something back to how it was before.
- revive: To bring something back to life or strength.
- seldom: Not very often.
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