how to pronounce prolong

/pɹəˈlɑːŋ/

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prolong is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of prolong in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… because we kind of try to prolong the …”

meaning of prolong

Prolong means to make something last longer.

prolong frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word prolong occurs in english on average 1.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics prolong can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that prolong can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;