Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to prolong
Participle: prolonged
Gerund: prolonging
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | prolong |
| you | prolong |
| he;she;it | prolongs |
| we | prolong |
| you | prolong |
| they | prolong |
Perfect
| I | have prolonged |
| you | have prolonged |
| he;she;it | has prolonged |
| we | have prolonged |
| you | have prolonged |
| they | have prolonged |
Past
| I | prolonged |
| you | prolonged |
| he;she;it | prolonged |
| we | prolonged |
| you | prolonged |
| they | prolonged |
Pluperfect
| I | had prolonged |
| you | had prolonged |
| he;she;it | had prolonged |
| we | had prolonged |
| you | had prolonged |
| they | had prolonged |
Future
| I | will prolong |
| you | will prolong |
| he;she;it | will prolong |
| we | will prolong |
| you | will prolong |
| they | will prolong |
Future Perfect
| I | will have prolonged |
| you | will have prolonged |
| he;she;it | will have prolonged |
| we | will have prolonged |
| you | will have prolonged |
| they | will have prolonged |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | prolong |
| you | prolong |
| he;she;it | prolong |
| we | prolong |
| you | prolong |
| they | prolong |
Perfect
| I | have prolonged |
| you | have prolonged |
| he;she;it | have prolonged |
| we | have prolonged |
| you | have prolonged |
| they | have prolonged |
Imperfect
| I | prolonged |
| you | prolonged |
| he;she;it | prolonged |
| we | prolonged |
| you | prolonged |
| they | prolonged |
Pluperfect
| I | had prolonged |
| you | had prolonged |
| he;she;it | had prolonged |
| we | had prolonged |
| you | had prolonged |
| they | had prolonged |
Conditional
Present
| I | would prolong |
| you | would prolong |
| he;she;it | would prolong |
| we | would prolong |
| you | would prolong |
| they | would prolong |
Perfect
| I | would have prolonged |
| you | would have prolonged |
| he;she;it | would have prolonged |
| we | would have prolonged |
| you | would have prolonged |
| they | would have prolonged |
Imperative
| you | prolong |
| we | Let's prolong |
| you | prolong |
Verbs conjugated like 'prolong'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'prolong'
prong,
propone,
belong,
croon,
elong,
forlong,
long,
plonge,
plonk,
pong,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1412, from O.Fr.
prolonguer (13c.), from L.L.
prolongare "to prolong, extend," from L.
pro- "forth" +
longus "long" (adj.) (see long (adj.)).
2. Either a back-formation from prolongation, or from Old French prolonguer or porloignier, from Latin prōlongō, from prō + longō. Doublet of purloin. See: Latin '
prōlongō'.
Sample Sentences
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(American Notes for General Circulation)
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