extend

[ ik-stend ]

/ ɪkˈstɛnd /

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verb (used with object)

to stretch out; draw out to the full length: He extended the measuring tape as far as it would go.

to stretch, draw, or arrange in a given direction, or so as to reach a particular point, as a cord, wall, or line of troops.

to stretch forth or hold out, as the arm or hand: to extend one's hand in greeting.

to place at full length, especially horizontally, as the body or limbs.

to increase the length or duration of; lengthen; prolong: to extend a visit.

to stretch out in various or all directions; expand; spread out in area: A huge tent was extended over the field.

to enlarge the scope of, or make more comprehensive, as operations, influence, or meaning: The European powers extended their authority in Asia.

to provide as an offer or grant; offer; grant; give: to extend aid to needy scholars.

Finance. to postpone (the payment of a debt) beyond the time originally agreed upon.

to increase the bulk or volume of, especially by adding an inexpensive or plentiful substance.

Bookkeeping. to transfer (figures) from one column to another.

Law.

British. to assess or value.
to make a seizure or levy upon, as land, by a writ of extent.

Manège. to bring (a horse) into an extended attitude.

to exert (oneself) to an unusual degree.

Archaic. to exaggerate.

Obsolete. to take by seizure.

verb (used without object)

to be or become extended; stretch out in length, duration, or in various or all directions.

to reach, as to a particular point.

to increase in length, area, scope, etc.

Manège. (of a horse) to come into an extended attitude.

Nearby words

extemporaneous, extemporaneously, extemporary, extempore, extemporize, extend, extend credit to, extendable, extended, extended care, extended complex plane

Origin of extend

1250–1300; Middle English extenden < Latin extendere to stretch out. See ex-¹, tend¹

SYNONYMS FOR extend

5 continue. See lengthen.

6 enlarge; widen, dilate.

8 bestow, impart.

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ANTONYMS FOR extend

1 shorten, contract.

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Related forms

ex·tend·i·ble, ex·tend·a·ble, adjectiveex·tend·i·bil·i·ty, ex·tend·a·bil·i·ty, nounnon·ex·tend·i·ble, adjectivenon·ex·tend·i·ble·ness, noun

pre·ex·tend, verbsu·per·ex·tend, verbun·ex·tend·a·ble, adjectiveun·ex·tend·i·ble, adjective

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Examples from the Web for extend

At some point, show creator Mark Burnett made the diabolical decision to extend the show to 120 minutes.
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We would like to extend our sincere sympathies to the family and friends of those on board QZ8501.
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In order to extend their legal residence in the United States, they had to obtain other visas.
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But would they be willing to extend their welcome to series that are streamed outside of Netflix?
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Valerie isn't going anywhere, and her work will extend through those she has cultivated and inspired.
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Would not that indefinite expression, the liberty of the press, extend to the justification of every possible publication?
A Collection of Essays and Fugitiv Writings|Noah Webster
The cerebral hemispheres, which are smooth, do not extend over the cerebellum.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard
About this time Lincoln began to extend somewhat his system—if he really ever had a system in anything—of reading.'
Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2)|William H. Herndon
"On right sections;—to twenty-five yards, extend intervals;—" he shouted.
With Sully into the Sioux Land|Joseph Mills Hanson
They are references as to how far such a context can extend.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin

British Dictionary definitions for extend

extend

/ (ɪkˈstɛnd) /

verb

to draw out or be drawn out; stretch

to last for a certain timehis schooling extended for three years

(intr) to reach a certain point in time or distancethe land extends five miles

(intr) to exist or occurthe trees extended throughout the area

(tr) to increase (a building, etc) in size or area; add to or enlarge

(tr) to broaden the meaning or scope ofthe law was extended

(tr) to put forth, present, or offerto extend greetings

to stretch forth (an arm, etc)

(tr) to lay out (a body) at full length

(tr) to strain or exert (a person or animal) to the maximum

(tr) to prolong (the time originally set) for payment of (a debt or loan), completion of (a task), etc

(tr) accounting

to carry forward
to calculate the amount of (a total, balance, etc)

(tr) law (formerly in England) to value or assess (land)

Derived Formsextendible or extendable, adjectiveextendibility or extendability, noun

Word Origin for extend

C14: from Latin extendere to stretch out, from tendere to stretch

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Word Origin and History for extend

extend

early 14c., "to value, assess;" late 14c. "to stretch out, lengthen," from Anglo-French estendre (late 13c.), Old French estendre "stretch out, extend, increase," from Latin extendere "stretch out," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + tendere "to stretch" (see tenet). Related: Extended; extending.

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