422 - Protract

protract : Adj

  1. to make something last for a long time or last longer than necessary (Cambridge)

  2. ​lasting longer than expected or longer than usual ​ (Oxford)

  3. طویل

Sentence (s)

  1. I have no desire to protract the process .(Cambridge).

  2. There followed a protracted series of legal wrangles .(Oxford)

Phrases & Connected Words

  • Their guest did not protract

  • protracted delays/disputes

Synonym(s)

  1. prolonged

  2. overlong

  3. draggedout

Antonym(s)

  1. curtail

  2. shorten

Word Family

  1. protracted

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