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1. | [ verb ] extend in scope or range or area | |
Synonyms: | broaden widen | |
Examples: | "The law was extended to all citizens" "widen the range of applications" "broaden your horizon" "Extend your backyard" |
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Related terms: | increase broaden stretch territorialise globalise extension | |
2. | [ verb ] stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point | |
Synonyms: | run lead go pass | |
Examples: | "Service runs all the way to Cranbury" "His knowledge doesn't go very far" "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life" |
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Related terms: | be come go_far radiate reach line range | |
3. | [ verb ] span an interval of distance, space or time | |
Synonyms: | cover | |
Examples: | "The war extended over five years" "The period covered the turn of the century" "My land extends over the hills on the horizon" "This farm covers some 200 acres" |
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Related terms: | be cross spread dot overlap overlap sweep ridge cover | |
4. | [ verb ] make available; provide | |
Synonyms: | offer | |
Examples: | "extend a loan" "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages" |
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Related terms: | supply offer | |
5. | [ verb ] extend out and forward, as of a limb | |
Synonyms: | hold_out stretch_forth stretch_out put_out exsert | |
Examples: | "He held out his hand" "point a finger" "extend a hand" |
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Related terms: | gesticulate hyperextend extensor_muscle | |
6. | [ verb ] reach outward in space | |
Synonyms: | reach_out stick_out poke_out | |
Examples: | "This rock sticks out" "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk" |
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Related terms: | be | |
7. | [ verb ] offer verbally | |
Synonyms: | offer | |
Examples: | : "extend my greetings" "He offered his sympathy" |
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Related terms: | give offer | |
8. | [ verb ] extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body | |
Synonyms: | stretch | |
Examples: | "Stretch your legs!" "Extend your right arm above your head" |
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Related terms: | tense crane spread-eagle stretch extension | |
9. | [ verb ] expand the influence of | |
Synonyms: | expand | |
Examples: | "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent" |
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Related terms: | change widen | |
10. | [ verb ] lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer | |
Synonyms: | prolong draw_out protract | |
Examples: | : "We prolonged our stay" "She extended her visit by another day" "The meeting was drawn out until midnight" |
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Related terms: | lengthen spin temporize carry prolongation lengthiness extension | |
11. | [ verb ] use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity | |
Synonyms: | strain | |
Examples: | "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro" "Don't strain your mind too much" |
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Related terms: | use overstrain tax striving | |
12. | [ verb ] (transportation) cause to move at full gallop | |
Synonyms: | gallop | |
Examples: | "Did you gallop the horse just now?" |
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Related terms: | ride riding riding | |
13. | [ verb ] open or straighten out; unbend | |
Examples: | "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?" |
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Related terms: | straighten unfold | |
14. | [ verb ] continue or extend | |
Synonyms: | carry | |
Examples: | "The civil war carried into the neighboring province" "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces" |
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Related terms: | continue carry prolong | |
15. | [ verb ] extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length | |
Synonyms: | stretch stretch_out unfold | |
Examples: | "Unfold the newspaper" "stretch out that piece of cloth" "extend the TV antenna" |
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Related terms: | change_shape | |
16. | [ verb ] prolong the time allowed for payment of | |
Examples: | : "extend the loan" |
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Related terms: | prolong carry | |
17. | [ verb ] increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance | |
Synonyms: | stretch | |
Examples: | "stretch the soup by adding some more cream" "extend the casserole with a little rice" |
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Related terms: | increase adulterate | |
Similar spelling: |
extended extend_to extent extension extensor extenuate extensive extensile exceeding |