French word

prolonger

Pronunciation

IPA/pʁolɔ̃ʒe/

Meaning

  • verbextend

Example

Je veux prolonger la réservation d'une heure.

I want to extend the reservation by an hour.

Illustration for prolonger (extend)

More examples

Peux-tu prolonger le délai de paiement de trois jours?

Can you extend the payment deadline by three days?

Core concept

A line on a timeline extended past its original endpoint.

Common phrases

  • prolonger le délai

    extend the deadline

  • prolonger l'abonnement

    extend the subscription

  • prolonger la garantie

    extend the warranty

Similar words

allonger: To increase the duration or physical length of something.
repousser: To postpone a planned action or deadline.
différer: To put an appointment or promise off until a different day.

Definition in French

Rendre quelque chose plus long dans le temps, faire durer une action, un événement ou un état au-delà de sa durée prévue.

Word origin

Prolonger comes from Latin prolongare, formed from pro- meaning 'forward' and longus meaning 'long', through Old French.

Usage tips

  • As a transitive verb, prolonger takes the thing extended directly, while the intransitive idea uses se prolonger.

Other meanings

  • prolongverb
  • continueverb

Opposites

Related words

  • prolongationextensionnoun
  • prolongeableextendableadjective

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