extend
verb (used with object)
to stretch out; draw out to the full length.
have extended
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present perfectof extend.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The union also included a proposed ballot measure that would have extended a $30 minimum wage to all workers in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
The influence of this enormous escarpment may have extended far beyond the area that eventually became the Grand Canyon.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
It’s become clear, he added, that her abilities have extended to her work at SpaceX.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
David says he believes the failures in care have extended far beyond the deaths of the three young women.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
Not so long ago, the woods must have extended further, because you could see here and there ghostly dead trunks poking out of the soil, most of them broken off only a few feet up.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
