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# prolongation

noun (prolongation, prolongations)

«prolongation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A prolongation is when something is made longer in time, such as a meeting or a stay. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prolongation/#m1)
2. It can also be when something is made longer in space, like a line extended. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prolongation/#m2)

### In the lessons

In formal speech and maths (extending a line) it is used; in everyday talk «extension» is more common. Phrases: prolongation of a life, prolongation of a line.

### Examples

- The rain led to a prolongation of the match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prolongation/#x1)
- Medicine can bring a prolongation of life. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prolongation/#x2)
- The prolongation of the meeting annoyed everyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prolongation/#x3)
- In maths, draw the prolongation of line AB. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prolongation/#x4)
- The prolongation of the holiday was a surprise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prolongation/#x5)
- A prolongation of the dry weather harmed the crops. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prolongation/#x6)

### Note

Formal. From the verb «prolong». Countable and uncountable. In football, «extra time» is the usual phrase.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «prolongation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prolongation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«prolongation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/prolongation.html) on Mova free.