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Snuppelina Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
extend/prolonge experiments
Hi there,
Can I say
We have extended/prolonged the experiments to study fusion and transfer reactions at higher energy range?
I want to say that experiments were not finished, but were continued instead.
Can I say
We have extended/prolonged the experiments to study fusion and transfer reactions at higher energy range?
I want to say that experiments were not finished, but were continued instead.
Top answer
We prolonged his life by sticking him under an oxygen tent. We extended your loan by three months. Prolong Verb: to extend the duration of Extended Verb: to postpone an ending (or starting) time beyond the original deadline.
- We prolonged his life by sticking him under an oxygen tent.
- We extended your loan by three months.
- Prolong Verb: to extend the duration of Extended Verb: to postpone an ending (or starting) time beyond the original deadline.
- As you can see, although both are very similar in meaning "extended" seems to be the best word to go in your sentence.
- Have a good day!
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We prolonged his life by sticking him under an oxygen tent.
We extended your loan by three months.
Prolong
Verb: to extend the duration of
Extended
Verb: to postpone an ending (or starting) time beyond the original deadline.
As you can see, although both are very similar in meaning "extended" seems to be the best word to go in your sentence.
Have a g
We extended your loan by three months.
Prolong
Verb: to extend the duration of
Extended
Verb: to postpone an ending (or starting) time beyond the original deadline.
As you can see, although both are very similar in meaning "extended" seems to be the best word to go in your sentence.
Have a g
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