長引く

ながびく

to be prolonged, to drag on

What does 長引く mean?

長引く is a Japanese verb meaning to be prolonged, to drag on in English. It is written as 長引く in kanji, ながびく in hiragana, and nagabiku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

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.