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 influence of this enormous escarpment may have extended far beyond the area that eventually became the Grand Canyon.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
They have extended opening hours to show the England games late into the evening.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
The procedure once occurred every three years, but deregulation efforts have extended that period to the current span of eight years.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
British Airways, Air France and others have extended their suspensions of flights to Dubai and other major Middle Eastern travel hubs amid the conflict in the region.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 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
