protract

• فعل يُستخدم للدلالة على إطالة مدة شيء ما أو تمديده، وغالبًا ما يكون ذلك في الزمن أو المكان.

A verb used to indicate the act of prolonging or extending the duration of something, often in time or space.

1. Extend in timeC1formal

   To prolong or draw out in time; to make something last longer than usual.

   الإطالة في الزمن

   • The negotiations were protracted for several months.
   • They protracted the meeting unnecessarily.
   • The illness protracted his recovery period.

   المرادفاتdrag outdraw outelongateextendlengthenprolongspin outstretch out

   الأضدادabbreviatecondensecurtailcutshorten