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UK
/ɛkstˈɛndɪd/
]
[ US /ɪkˈstɛndəd, ɪkˈstɛndɪd/ ]
[ US /ɪkˈstɛndəd, ɪkˈstɛndɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
extended farm lands
they suffered extensive damage
surgeons with extended experience
an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England -
fully extended or stretched forth
refused to accept the extended hand
his extended legs reached almost across the small room
an extended telescope -
drawn out or made longer spatially
the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes
lengthened skirts are fashionable this year
a prolonged black line across the page
Picasso's elongated Don Quixote -
beyond the literal or primary sense
`hot off the press' shows an extended sense of `hot' -
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law
protracted negotiations
an extended discussion
a prolonged and bitter struggle
a drawn-out argument
How To Use extended 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.
- 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
- 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.
- She would not say if the law could also be extended to Chinese nationals living overseas.
- If you're keeping it traditional and not using Halloween as a three day extended party, you can get down on the actual holiday with the Latin funk of Pimps of Joytime and Nayas at Rock and Roll Hotel. Nightlife agenda