verb
Meaning 1
To last too long.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
drag on
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/ˌdɹæɡ‿ˈɒn/
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verb
Meaning 2
proceed for an extended period of time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The speech dragged on for two hours
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: drag, drag out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: proceed, go
verb
Meaning 3
last unnecessarily long
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: drag out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: last, endure
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: traîner — to last too long
- German: sich hinziehen — to last too long
- Hungarian: elhúzódik — to last too long
- Korean: 끌다 (kkeulda) — to last too long
- Korean: 질질 끌다 (jiljil kkeulda) — to last too long
- Russian: тяну́ться (tjanútʹsja) — to last too long
- Ukrainian: тягти́ся (tjahtýsja) — to last too long
- Ukrainian: тягну́тися (tjahnútysja) — to last too long