What does 長引く mean in Japanese?

to be prolonged, to drag on, to take a long time, to persist, to linger

長引く (Nagabiku) — to be prolonged · Japanese Dictionary

ながびく

Nagabiku

Other forms: 長びく

長引く (Nagabiku) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to be prolonged, to drag on, to take a long time, to persist”.

godan verb, intransitive verbto be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger

長びきそうですか。
Will it take long to recover?
その経済学者は長引く不況を予期していた。
The economist anticipated a prolonged depression.
長引く不況のために、多くの労働者が失業している。
Because of the protracted depression, many workers are unemployed.

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