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extend
(/I/k'st/E/nd )

verb (v)

  • extend in scope or range or area(verb.change)
    Example:
    The law was extended to all citizens.
    Extend your backyard.
    Synonym:
    broaden, widen
    source: wordnet30
  • stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point(verb.stative)
    Example:
    My memory extends back to my fourth year of life.
    The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets.
    Synonym:
    go, lead, pass, run
    source: wordnet30
  • span an interval of distance, space or time(verb.stative)
    Example:
    The war extended over five years.
    My land extends over the hills on the horizon.
    Synonym:
    continue, cover
    source: wordnet30
  • make available; provide(verb.possession)
    Example:
    Extend a loan.
    Synonym:
    offer
    source: wordnet30
  • thrust or extend out(verb.body)
    Example:
    Extend a hand.
    source: wordnet30
  • reach outward in space(verb.stative)
    Example:
    The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk.
    source: wordnet30
  • offer verbally(verb.possession)
    Example:
    Extend my greetings.
    source: wordnet30
  • extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body(verb.body)
    Example:
    Extend your right arm above your head.
    Synonym:
    stretch
    source: wordnet30
  • expand the influence of(verb.change)
    Example:
    The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent.
    Synonym:
    expand
    source: wordnet30
  • lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer(verb.change)
    Example:
    She extended her visit by another day.
    source: wordnet30
  • extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length(verb.motion)
    Example:
    Extend the TV antenna.
    source: wordnet30
  • cause to move at full gallop(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    gallop
    source: wordnet30
  • open or straighten out; unbend(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Can we extend the legs of this dining table?.
    source: wordnet30
  • use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity(verb.consumption)
    Example:
    He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro.
    Synonym:
    strain
    source: wordnet30
  • prolong the time allowed for payment of(verb.change)
    Example:
    Extend the loan.
    source: wordnet30
  • continue or extend(verb.change)
    Example:
    The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces.
    Synonym:
    carry
    source: wordnet30
  • increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance(verb.change)
    Example:
    Extend the casserole with a little rice.
    source: wordnet30
  • To stretch out; to prolong in space; to carry forward or continue in length; as, to extend a line in surveying; to extend a cord across the street.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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