different between prolonged vs prolonger

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /p?o??l??d/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p????l??d/
• (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA^(key): /p?o??l??d/
• Hyphenation: pro?longed

Adjective

prolonged (comparative more prolonged, superlative most prolonged)

1. lengthy in duration; extended; protracted.

Synonyms

• enduring, longsome; see also Thesaurus:lasting

Antonyms

• brief, temporary; see also Thesaurus:ephemeral

Translations

Verb

prolonged

1. simple past tense and past participle of prolong

English

Etymology

prolong +? -er

Noun

prolonger (plural prolongers)

1. One who or that which prolongs, or lengthens in time or space.

References

• prolonger in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• prolonger in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prolongo, prolongare. Cf. also Old French porloignier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??.l??.?e/

Verb

prolonger

1. to prolong

Conjugation

This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written prolonge- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a “soft” /?/ and not a “hard” /?/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

Related terms

• prolongation

Further reading

• “prolonger” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

pr?longer

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of pr?long?