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elong

elong verb: to lengthen out; to prolong.

Verb

elong (third-person singular simple present elongs, present participle elonging, simple past and past participle elonged)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To lengthen out; to prolong.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To put away; to separate; to keep off.
    • By Sees & hilles elonged from thy ſightc. 1527–1542, Thomas Wyatt, “Though this port: and I thy ſeruaunt true”, in Egerton MS 2711, page 53v

Forms of elong

third-person singular presentelongs
present participleelonging
past participleelonged
pastelonged

Origin of elong

See eloign, elongate.

Phrases with elong

Questions about elong

What does elong mean?
Elong means to lengthen out; to prolong.
What part of speech is elong?
Elong is a verb.
What is the past tense of elong?
The past tense of elong is elonged.

Words near elong in the dictionary

  1. eloins
  2. Elois
  3. Eloise
  4. elon
  5. Elon time
  6. elong
  7. Elong Elong
  8. elongase
  9. elongases
  10. elongasome
  11. elongasomes

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