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[ US /ɪkˈstɛnd/ ]
[ UK /ɛkstˈɛnd/ ]
VERB
  1. open or straighten out; unbend
    Can we extend the legs of this dining table?
  2. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
    We prolonged our stay
    The meeting was drawn out until midnight
    She extended her visit by another day
  3. continue or extend
    The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces
    The civil war carried into the neighboring province
  4. offer verbally
    He offered his sympathy
    extend my greetings
  5. use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
    Don't strain your mind too much
    He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro
  6. expand the influence of
    The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent
  7. increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
    extend the casserole with a little rice
    stretch the soup by adding some more cream
  8. extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
    Stretch your legs!
    Extend your right arm above your head
  9. cause to move at full gallop
    Did you gallop the horse just now?
  10. extend in scope or range or area
    widen the range of applications
    Extend your backyard
    The law was extended to all citizens
    broaden your horizon
  11. make available; provide
    extend a loan
    The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages
  12. thrust or extend out
    point a finger
    extend a hand
    the bee exserted its sting
    He held out his hand
  13. extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
    Unfold the newspaper
    extend the TV antenna
    stretch out that piece of cloth
  14. prolong the time allowed for payment of
    extend the loan
  15. span an interval of distance, space or time
    The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles
    The war extended over five years
    My land extends over the hills on the horizon
    This farm covers some 200 acres
    The period covered the turn of the century
  16. stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
    His knowledge doesn't go very far
    Service runs all the way to Cranbury
    The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets
    My memory extends back to my fourth year of life
  17. reach outward in space
    The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk
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How To Use extend In A Sentence

  • The extended period of damage was probably brought on by the cool/wet growing conditions.
  • It is an Extended Family Tree - showing all the collateral branches of a family, i.e. all the descendants.
  • Construction here would include offices, retail and hotels with the objective of integrating the docklands with the city centre and extending its functions to the east.
  • Other products include extended-shelf-life and aseptic products in single-serve containers sold at convenience stores and multipacks at club stores.
  • The strike had been planned as a 24-hour walkout but has been extended three times. Times, Sunday Times
  • In all the sale extends to 800 lots, ranging across plant, machinery, tools, office equipment, furniture and computers.
  • A minute later Arsenal extended their lead after breaking with searing pace.
  • The authority of the father was absolute, as the head of a hierarchy arranged by generation, age and sex, in which every member of the extended family was related in rank to every other.
  • Both were well known in this close-knit community and deepest sympathy is extended to their families.
  • Another step forward was the progressive declarations of invalidity extended to certain laws, decrees, and edicts issued in Stalin's time.
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