v.tr.
1. prolong or lengthen in space or esp. time (protracted their stay for some weeks).
2 draw (a plan of ground etc.) to scale.
Derivatives:
protractedly adv. protractedness n.
Etymology: L protrahere protract- (as PRO-(1), trahere draw)
v.tr.
1. prolong or lengthen in space or esp. time (protracted their stay for some weeks).
2 draw (a plan of ground etc.) to scale.
Derivatives:
protractedly adv. protractedness n.
Etymology: L protrahere protract- (as PRO-(1), trahere draw)
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012