Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

protracted

/pɹoʊˈtɹæk.tɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: pro-tract-ed
IPA: /pɹoʊˈtɹæk.tɪd/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of protract

adj

Lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.

Example Sentences

"a protracted and bitter dispute"
"... inheritance of protracted misery ..."
"The gleefully sadistic killer pushes Jaime into a fight, telling him that he slept with Cersei, and after a protracted struggle, even sinks his blade into Jaime’s side. But it turns out that a metal hand can be valuable in battle, after all, and Jaime uses it to help sink his own sword into Euron’s stomach"

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɹoʊˈtɹæk.tɪd/
British English: /pɹəˈtɹæk.tɪd/

Inflected Forms

more protracted (comparative) most protracted (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonprotracted overprotracted protractedly protractedness unprotracted

Synonyms

long-drawn-out abiding chronic continuate diuturnal durable standing durative endurable enduring extending hard-wearing

Rhymes With

attracted acted extracted reacted redacted subtracted compacted exacted transacted detracted reenacted

Questions

How do you pronounce protracted?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹoʊˈtɹæk.tɪd/.
What does protracted mean?: simple past and past participle of protract

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