Lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer.
1 He attempted, however, to prevent, or at least to protract , his ruin.
2 As the French king was said to protract the demolition of Dunkirk, Mr.
3 One who will not protract the thing indefinitely, in the courts.
4 To prolong his life would be merely to protract his misery.
5 She had, she thought, the right to protract this one interview.
6 Why protract the story of how Margaret was lost to us?
7 These are the arts which protract the existence of government.
8 When Pompey would not hear of it, I advised him to protract the war.
9 These opinions, when communicated to the government, most probably contributed to protract the war.
10 She seemed more wishful to protract his stay than heretofore.
11 On the contrary, it would encourage Mexico to persevere and tend to protract it indefinitely.
12 I would protract the moment of the sun's entombment.
13 He managed, however, still to protract the evil day.
14 Why should I protract a tale which I already begin to feel is too long?
15 The Etrurians spent the first day in deliberating whether they should expedite or protract the war.
16 The Bank will get poorer and poorer, and its poverty will protract or renew the apprehension.
Другие примеры для термина "protract"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
Об этом термине protract
Глагол
Изъявительное наклонение · Настоящее
Translations for protract