| / English Dictionary |
DRAG ON
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Proceed for an extended period of time
Example:
The speech dragged on for two hours
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "drag on" is one way to...):
go; proceed (follow a certain course)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sense 2
Meaning:
Last unnecessarily long
Synonyms:
drag on; drag out
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "drag on" is one way to...):
endure; last (persist for a specified period of time)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
