أطال

أَطالَ \ draw out: to make longer (talk, etc.). extend: to make longer or wider (a fence, a garden, a building, etc.). lengthen: to make (or become) longer. prolong: to make longer, in time: We prolonged our holiday. \ أَطَالَ التفكير (مهمومًا)‏ \ brood: (of people) to think about sth. (esp. one’s troubles) for a long time: Don’t just sit there brooding over your problems: do something!. \ أَطَالَ السَّهَر \ sit up: not go to bed (till later than usual): We sat up till midnight to hear election results.