extend
verb (used with object)
to stretch out; draw out to the full length.
extends
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present tense formof extend (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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His attachment to the city extends beyond the property itself.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
The order, which also bars future purchases of the company’s products and services, extends to products developed by DeepSeek affiliates and third-party products built using the company’s implementations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Growth hormone is best known for its role in childhood development, but its importance extends well into adulthood.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
The measure extends those protections to public ways within 1,000 feet of court facilities, while preserving an exception for arrests made under a valid judicial warrant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
However, the Mediterranean climate zone of the Fertile Crescent extends westward through much of southern Europe and northwestern Africa.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
