Associations to the word «Prolonged»

Wiktionary

PROLONGED, adjective. Lengthy in duration; extended; protracted.
PROLONGED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of prolong
PROLONGED ABORTION, noun. A missed abortion.

Dictionary definition

PROLONGED, adjective. 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".
PROLONGED, adjective. 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".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn