extend
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.
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.
Origin of extend
1synonym study For extend
Other words for extend
Opposites for extend
Other words from extend
- ex·tend·i·ble, ex·tend·a·ble, adjective
- ex·tend·i·bil·i·ty, ex·tend·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- non·ex·tend·i·ble, adjective
- non·ex·tend·i·ble·ness, noun
- pre·ex·tend, verb
- su·per·ex·tend, verb
- un·ex·tend·a·ble, adjective
- un·ex·tend·i·ble, adjective
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How to use extend in a sentence
He wipes beads of sweat from his brow, and extends his hand out towards the crowd.
Revenge of the Rock Nerds: TV on the Radio’s Long Road to ‘Seeds’ | Marlow Stern | December 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe invisibility extends beyond the political to the cultural.
The organized crime wave in Italy extends all the way up to the far reaches of the government.
Days of Mafia Mayhem Are Wracking Italy Once Again | Barbie Latza Nadeau | November 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe influence of Brooklyn, of course, also extends beyond the outright use of its name.
How Brooklyn Invaded Paris—Next Stop, the World | Brandon Presser | October 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe critique extends into nearly every little crevice and lacuna of our civic life.
Pus-casts may appear if the process extends up into the kidney tubules (see Fig. 62).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddShe extends the end of her body till it is like an auger, and with this she bores a deep hole in the earth.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin | Mary Hazelton WadeThat is not the case with the one that extends northwest and southeast, for it is flooded with sunlight most of the day.
In the Brazils a conflagration of this kind never extends very far, as the vegetation is too green and offers too much opposition.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferThis valley extends for approximately three hundred and fifty miles to the borderline of Tennessee.
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British Dictionary definitions for extend
/ (ɪkˈstɛnd) /
to draw out or be drawn out; stretch
to last for a certain time: his schooling extended for three years
(intr) to reach a certain point in time or distance: the land extends five miles
(intr) to exist or occur: the 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 of: the law was extended
(tr) to put forth, present, or offer: to 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)
Origin of extend
1Derived forms of extend
- extendible or extendable, adjective
- extendibility or extendability, noun
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