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to drag out
[phrase form: drag]
01
to prolong or extend a situation, event, or process, often unnecessarily
Transitive: to drag out a situation or process
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
action verb
regular
inseparable
particle
out
base verb
drag
present tense
drag out
3rd person singular
drags out
present participle
dragging out
past simple
dragged out
past participle
dragged out
Examples
The speaker seemed to drag out the presentation, causing some attendees to lose interest.
