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extended

[ik-sten-did]

adjective

  1. stretched out.

    extended wires.

  2. continued or prolonged.

    extended efforts.

  3. spread out.

    extended flags.

  4. widespread or extensive; having extension or spatial magnitude.

    extended treatment of a subject.

  5. outstretched.

    extended arms.

  6. Printing.,  expanded.

  7. of or relating to a meaning of a word other than its original or primary meaning.

    an extended sense.

  8. Manège.

    1. (of a moving horse) noting an elongated pose in which the legs reach out from the body, the chin is out from the chest, etc.

    2. (of the gait of a horse) characterized by long, low, usually fast strides.



extended

/ ɪkˈstɛndɪd /

adjective

  1. stretched out in time, space, influence, application, etc

  2. (of a horse's pace) free-moving and with long steps

    an extended trot

  3. printing another word for expanded

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Other Word Forms

  • extendedly adverb
  • extendedness noun
  • nonextended adjective
  • unextended adjective
  • unextendedly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of extended1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; extend + -ed 2
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Example Sentences

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The BOK’s extended pause reflects a balancing act: Resilience in the economy has reduced the need to support growth, but policymakers remain wary about financial-stability risks tied to household debt and the property market.

The Treasury has extended a deadline to allow potential buyers until Dec. 13 to negotiate.

A relative who hosts huge dinners for her extended family splurges the next day: hiring a housekeeper to come and going out to get a mani-pedi, 10-minute back and neck massage.

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If that is the case, we might not ever get to this extended threshold freeze.

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The fact that the Canary Islands have kept their original lentil types for such an extended period is more than a curious detail.

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