Prolonged

Definition: Prolonged

Prolonged

Adjective

1. Relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations".

2. Drawn out or made longer spatially; "Picasso's elongated Don Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"; "the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page".

3. Of illness; developing slowly or of long duration.

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Date "prolonged" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references)

Synonyms: Prolonged

Diuturnity

Lingering, protracted, prolonged, spun out; Verb: long-pending, long-winded; slow.

Crosswords: Prolonged

He has a funny habit of shedding his cells and replacing them with polarized silicon which gives him a prolonged resistance to adverse environmental conditions. (Alien; writing credit: Dan O'Bannon; Ronald Shusett)

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Books

• Living With Grief: When Illness is Prolonged (reference)

• Perspectives in Exercise Science and Sports Medicine: Prolonged Exercise (reference)

• Prolonged Exposure (Missing Mystery 36) (reference)

• Prolonged Partition and Its Pogroms: Testimonies on Violence Against Hindus (reference)

• Prolonged Wars: A Post Nuclear Challenge (reference)

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Scott Gudes prepares to bury a dead pelican. Pelicans are one of the bird species that become entangled in discarded monofilament fishing line. The birds are trapped by the line when it wraps around their legs and can not fly to hunt for food or reach water. Death is prolonged and painful. The monofilament clean up removes line from the roosting sites to protect birds from entanglement. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Figure 35. Muller thermometer constructed by Gustav Muller for laboratory and research studies. It acted as a "normal" thermometer which was used with the Pettersson-Nansen insulation bottle. Because of the time for the temperature to equilibrate in the insulation bottle, the time to take a measurement was prolonged. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Figure 37. Falconetti and Vaissiere turning net devised by Raymond Vaissiere and Claude Falconetti of the University of Nice in 1972. Top: the equipment. Bottom: in operating position. This net was designed to capture plankton and the larvae of benthic species at a small distance off the bottom. It was able to stay under water for prolonged periods and easy to use. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Reindeer in rather poor condition due to prolonged confinement in corral. Credit: Library of Congress.

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The period of five years during which reciprocity cannot be demanded may be prolonged by the Council of the League of Nations. (reference)

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This time a rusty hinge suddenly sent out into the darkness a harsh and prolonged creak.

A second shrill whistle, prolonged angrily, brought one of the girls to the foot of the staircase.

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Health

Occasionally the course may be prolonged for several months. (references)

However, prolonged diarrhea can be a sign of other problems. (references)

High doses of cocaine and/or prolonged use can trigger paranoia. (references)

Business

GOI also offers an import facility for projects whose operation has been suspended due to the current prolonged economic crisis. (references)

The following two graphs show the breakdown of hospitals per sector, type of facility, beds available, visits and prolonged stays. (references)

The GOI also offers an import facility for projects whose operation has been suspended due to the current prolonged economic crisis. (references)

Children

Iraq

In contrast mortality rates for children under 5 years old in the Kurdish-controlled north dropped in the period between 1994 and 1999. The Special Rapporteur criticized the Government for "letting innocent people suffer while [it] maneuvered to get sanctions lifted." Had the Government not waited 5 years to adopt the oil-for-food program in 1996, he stated in October 1999, "millions of innocent people would have avoided serious and prolonged suffering." For the 8th, the Government held 3-week training courses in weapons use, hand-to-hand fighting, rappelling from helicopters, and infantry tactics for children between 10 and 15 years of age. (references)

Civil Liberties

Kazakhstan

Unlike in the previous year, there were no reports of the prolonged detention of members of religious organizations for proselytizing. (references)

Uzbekistan

In Tashkent the Agape mission Church has faced prolonged difficulty registering, despite the fact that it meets all legal requirements for registration. (references)

Economic History

Moldova

After the Russian ruble devaluation of 1998, Moldova's economy underwent a prolonged recession, from which it is only now beginning to emerge. (references)

North Korea

Largely because of these debt problems but also because of a prolonged drought and mismanagement, North Korea's industrial growth slowed, and per capita GNP fell below that of the South. (references)

Colombia

While Colombia has vast hydroelectric potential, a prolonged drought in 1992 forced severe electricity rationing throughout the country until mid-1993. (references)

Human Rights

Portugal

Early in the year, prisoners went on a series of hunger strikes to protest, among other things, prolonged periods of preventive detention. (references)

Lebanon

In such cases, officials responsible for the prolonged arrest may be prosecuted on charges of depriving personal freedom. (references)

Angola

Poor communication between the various authorities also leads to prolonged detention. (references)

Political Economy

JAPAN

These include high telecommunications interconnection rates, prolonged approval processes for medical devices and pharmaceuticals, and restrictions on foreign lawyers. (references)

Afghanistan

Additionally, a lack of resources and the prolonged civil war impeded reconstruction of irrigation systems, repair of market roads, and replanting of orchards. (references)

Syria

Continuing serious abuses include the use of torture in detention; poor prison conditions; arbitrary arrest and detention; prolonged detention without trial; fundamentally unfair trials in the security courts; an inefficient judiciary that suffers from corruption and, at times, political influence; and infringement on privacy rights. (references)

Travel

Ukraine

Due to very old air navigation equipment being operated by Ukrainian air traffic service, domestic flights are subject to prolonged delays, especially during bad weather. (references)

Ecuador

U.S. citizens arrested in Ecuador for drug-related offenses may experience prolonged pretrial detention without bail. (references)

Women

India

The youth told police that he suspected the woman caused his father's prolonged illness by sorcery. (references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expression using "prolonged": be prolonged. Additional references.

Arabic 

‏ممتد (expanded, extended, extensive, outspread, protracted, widespread), ‏ممد, ‏مطول (elongate, lengthened, lengthy, stretched), ‏مدة طويلة, ‏طويل (epic, extended, far, lengthy, lingering, long, long-drawn, protracted, tall). (various references)

Bulgarian 

продължителен (chronic, continuous, durable, enduring, extended, lingering, long, long standing, long-drawn, progressive, protracted, sustained, unbroken), дълъг (linear, long, long-spun, protracted, straggling, tedious). (various references)

Chinese 

延长 (Elongating, Extended, Prolong, Prolongation, Prolonging, Protract, Protracted, Protracting). (various references)

Danish

prolongeret epiduralblokade (prolonged peridural anaesthesia), prolongeret traume (prolonged trauma), prolongeret narkose (prolonged anaesthesia), prolongeret intubering (prolonged intubation), kontinuerlig skylning (prolonged irrigation, prolonged lavage), kontinuerlig blæreskylning (prolonged irrigation, prolonged lavage), kateter � demeure (indwelling catheter, permanent sound, prolonged probe), icterus prolongatus (prolonged icterus), forlænget søvn (prolonged sleep), længerevarende svimmelhed (prolonged labyrinthine vertigo), forlænget arbejdsudygtighed (prolonged disablement, prolonged incapacity for work), langtidsprofylakse (prolonged prophylaxis), fastliggende sonde (indwelling catheter, permanent sound, prolonged probe), farlig:alvorlig sundhedsfare ved længere tids påvirkning ved indånding,hudkontakt og indtagelse (harmful:danger of serious damage to health by prolonged exposure through inhalation, in contact with skin and if swallowed), farlig:alvorlig sundhedsfare ved længere tids påvirkning ved hudkontakt og indtagelse (harmful:danger of serious damage to health by prolonged exposure in contact with skin and if swallowed), forlænget exspirium (prolonged expiration), et break i boringen,en sammenskridning af formationen,et mere langvarigt og stoerre gasindhold i borevaesken eller en mistanke om en foroegelse af borevaeskestroemmen i flowline kan vaere et af de foerste tegn paa udstroemning fra en formation (or an increase in mud flow at the flowline may give an early indication of a well which flow, prolonged severe gas cutting, sloughing formation), langtidseksponering (prolonged exposure), vedholdende tonus (prolonged tonus), langvarig intubering (prolonged intubation), langvarig medicinering (long-term medication, prolonged medication), langvarig psykisk reaktion (prolonged reaction to adversities), overbårenhed (prolonged pregnancy), R48/20/21/22 (harmful:danger of serious damage to health by prolonged exposure through inhalation, in contact with skin and if swallowed), R48/21/22 (harmful:danger of serious damage to health by prolonged exposure in contact with skin and if swallowed), status epilepticus (prolonged epileptic seizures, status epilepticus), længevarende sondeernæring (prolonged probe feeding). (various references)

Dutch

voor lange tijd (of long standing, protracted), lange tijd (of long standing, protracted), lang (at great length, for a long time, lanky, long, of high stature, of long standing, protracted, tall). (various references)

Esperanto

longetempa (long, of long standing, protracted). (various references)

Finnish

pitkällinen (lengthy, lingering, long). (various references)

French

prolongé (prone, prostrate, protracted), long (protracted), de longue durée. (various references)

German

ausgedehnt (distended, extended, extensive, far reaching, lengthy, overstretched, spacious, spaciously, stretched, vast, wide), anhaltend (continuous, enduring, halting, incessant, lasting, long-lived, perennial, persistent, resting, stopping, sustained, unceasing, uninterrupted, unrelenting), verlängert (elongated, elongates, extended, lengthens, prolongates, prolongs). (various references)

Greek 

παρατεταμένοσ (protracted). (various references)

Hebrew 

ממושך (chronic, long, permanent, sustained), מאורך (oblong). (various references)

Hungarian

meghosszabbított (elongate, elongated, extended, protracted). (various references)

Indonesian

berpanjang-panjang (protracted), berkepanjangan (continuous, protracted). (various references)

Italian

una variazione nell'avanzamento della perforazione,una fissurazione del terreno,miscelazioni prolungate di gas oppure l'aumento di flusso del fango alla condotta di flusso,possono dare una prima indicazione del fatto che il pozzo sta per andare in eruzion (a drilling break, or an increase in mud flow at the flowline may give an early indication of a well which flow, prolonged severe gas cutting, sloughing formation), trattamento a lungo termine (long-term medication, prolonged medication), stato invalidante di lunga durata (prolonged disablement, prolonged incapacity for work), R48/21/22 (harmful:danger of serious damage to health by prolonged exposure in contact with skin and if swallowed, R48/21/22), R48/20/21/22 (harmful:danger of serious damage to health by prolonged exposure through inhalation, in contact with skin and if swallowed, R48/20/21/22), nocivo:pericolo di gravi danni alla salute in caso di esposizione prolungata per inalazione,a contatto con la pelle e per ingestione (harmful:danger of serious damage to health by prolonged exposure through inhalation, in contact with skin and if swallowed, R48/20/21/22), nocivo:pericolo di gravi danni alla salute in caso di esposizione prolungata a contatto con la pelle e per ingestione (harmful:danger of serious damage to health by prolonged exposure in contact with skin and if swallowed, R48/21/22), gravidanza prolungata (prolonged pregnancy), esposizione prolungata (prolonged exposure), emicrania complicata (complicated migraine, migraine with prolonged aura), condizioni prolungate di assenza di peso (prolonged conditions of weightlessness). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

連日 (every day). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

れ�"じつ (every day). (various references)

Korean 

머리말을 붙이�". (various references)

Manx

sheeynt (at full stretch, dilated, drawn out, extended, flat out, laid out, low-pitched, outstretched, procumbent, prostrate, prostrated, rakish, sprained, sprawling, spreadeagled, strained, stretched, stretched out, tense, tense of moment, widespread). (various references)

Pig Latin

olongedpray

Portuguese

prolongado (lengthy, lingering, long-drawn, longstanding, protracted). (various references)

Romanian

prelungit (long-drawn). (various references)

Russian 

продлевать пролонгированный. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

produžen (elongated, extended, protracted). (various references)

Spanish

prolongado (lengthy, lingering, long, sustained). (various references)

Swedish

långvarig (lengthy, lingering, long, long standing, long-lived). (various references)

Turkish

uzun (extended, far off, faraway, interminable, Lang, lengthy, long, long-, macro-, maxi-, prolix, tall), uzatmalı (protracted, sustained), uzatılmış (elongated, extensive, outstretched, renewed). (various references)

Ukrainian

продовжений (extended, ongoing, progressive). (various references)

Vietnamese 

kéo d� i (long-drawn, protracted), được nối d� i thêm. (various references)

longinquus. (various references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings

"Prolonged" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: prologe, prolongeth, prolongue, prolongued. (additional references)

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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: prologed, prolonge.

-2 letters: pledgor, prolong, pronged.

-3 letters: dongle, drongo, golden, golder, groped, lodger, longed, longer, looped, looper, noodge, noodle, operon, orgone, polder, ponder, ponged, poodle, pooled, proleg, prolog, rondel.

-4 letters: dolor, donor, doper, drone, drool, droop, enrol, genro, goner, gored, grope, loden, lodge, loner, longe, looed, loped, loper, nerol, odeon, ogled, ogler, olden, older.

+5 letters: overdeveloping, periodontology.