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Lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer.
synoniemen: draw out, extend, prolong.
Roget 133:
be late
etc.
adj.;
tarry,
wait,
stay,
bide,
take time;
dawdle
etc.
(be inactive)
683;
linger,
loiter;
bide one's time,
take one's time;
gain time;
hang fire;
stand over,
lie over.
put off,
defer,
delay,
lay over,
suspend;
table [Parl.];
shift off,
stave off;
waive,
retard,
remand,
postpone,
adjourn;
procrastinate;
dally;
prolong,
protract;
spin out,
draw out,
lengthen out,
stretch out;
prorogue;
keep back;
tide over;
push to the last,
drive to the last;
let the matter stand over;
reserve
etc.
(store)
636;
temporize;
consult one's pillow,
sleep on it.
lose an opportunity
etc.
135;
be kept waiting,
dance attendance;
kick one's heels,
cool one's heels;
faire antichambre [Fr.];
wait impatiently;
await
etc.
(expect)
507;
sit up,
sit up at night.
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Roget 200:
be long
etc.
adj.;
stretch out,
sprawl;
extend to,
reach to,
stretch to;
make a long arm,
drag its slow length along. "
render long
etc.
adj.;
lengthen,
extend,
elongate;
stretch;
prolong,
produce,
protract;
let out,
draw out,
spin out†;
drawl.
enfilade,
look along,
view in perspective.
distend
(expand)
194.
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Roget 573:
be diffuse
etc.
adj.;
run out on,
descant,
expatiate,
enlarge,
dilate,
amplify,
expand,
inflate;
launch out,
branch out;
rant.
maunder,
prose;
harp upon
etc.
(repeat)
104;
dwell on,
insist upon.
digress,
ramble,
battre la campagne [Fr.],
beat about the bush,
perorate,
spin a long yarn,
protract;
spin out,
swell out,
draw out;
battologize†.
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Roget 110:
last,
endure,
stand,
remain,
abide,
continue,
brave a thousand years.
tarry
etc.
(be late)
133;
drag on,
drag its slow length along,
drag a lengthening chain;
protract,
prolong;
spin out,
eke out,
draw out,
lengthen out;
temporize;
gain time,
make time,
talk against time.
outlast,
outlive;
survive;
live to fight again.
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Nederlands: schetsen, rekken, op schaal tekenen, aanhouden, uitbreiden, prolongeren, verlengen
Moby betekeniswoordenboek: adjourn, chatter, continue, dawdle, defer, delay, drag out, draw, draw out, dwell on, elongate, extend, fill out, hang fire, hang up, hold, hold off, hold over, hold up, keep, keep alive, keep going, keep up, lay aside, lay by, lay over, lengthen, lengthen out, let out, linger on, maintain, never finish, pad, perorate, perpetuate, pigeonhole, postpone, preserve, procrastinate, produce, prolong, prolongate, prorogate, prorogue, pull, push aside, put aside, put off, put on ice, recess, reserve, retain, run out, set aside, set by, shelve, shift off, sleep on, speak at length, spin out, stand over, stave off, stay, strain, stretch, stretch out, string out, suspend, sustain, table, take a recess, tauten, temporize, tense, tighten, waive ... meer laten zien.
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