Prolong means to make something longer, draw it out, or lengthen it. The example notes that doctors seek to prolong human life but fail to consider if longer lives are happier.
Prolongar significa hacer algo más largo, extenderlo o alargarlo. El ejemplo señala que los médicos buscan prolongar la vida humana, pero no consideran si las vidas más largas son más felices.
| Word | prolong |
|---|---|
| Part of Speech | V. |
| Definition | make longer; draw out; lengthen. |
| Sentence | In their determination to discover ways to prolong human life, doctors fail to take into account that longer lives are not always happier ones. |
Tags: psat
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