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Extend

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Definitions for Extend

verb
extend in scope or range or area
Synonyms
widen broaden
Examples
  1. The law was extended to all citizens
  2. widen the range of applications
  3. broaden your horizon
  4. Extend your backyard
verb
stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope
Synonyms
run go pass lead
Examples
  1. run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
  2. Service runs all the way to Cranbury
  3. His knowledge doesn't go very far
  4. My memory extends back to my fourth year of life
  5. The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets
verb
span an interval of distance, space or time
Synonyms
cover continue
Examples
  1. The war extended over five years
  2. The period covered the turn of the century
  3. My land extends over the hills on the horizon
  4. This farm covers some 200 acres
  5. The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles
verb
make available
Synonyms
offer
Examples
  1. provide
  2. extend a loan
  3. The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages
verb
thrust or extend out
Synonyms
exsert stretch out put out hold out stretch forth
Examples
  1. He held out his hand
  2. point a finger
  3. extend a hand
  4. the bee exserted its sting
verb
reach outward in space
Synonyms
poke out reach out
Examples
  1. The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk
verb
offer verbally
Synonyms
offer
Examples
  1. extend my greetings
  2. He offered his sympathy
verb
extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
Synonyms
stretch
Examples
  1. Stretch your legs!
  2. Extend your right arm above your head
verb
expand the influence of
Synonyms
expand
Examples
  1. The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent
verb
lengthen in time
Synonyms
prolong protract draw out
Examples
  1. cause to be or last longer
  2. We prolonged our stay
  3. She extended her visit by another day
  4. The meeting was drawn out until midnight
verb
extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
Synonyms
unfold stretch stretch out
Examples
  1. Unfold the newspaper
  2. stretch out that piece of cloth
  3. extend the TV antenna
verb
cause to move at full gallop
Synonyms
gallop
Examples
  1. Did you gallop the horse just now?
verb
open or straighten out
Examples
  1. unbend
  2. Can we extend the legs of this dining table?
verb
use to the utmost
Synonyms
strain
Examples
  1. exert vigorously or to full capacity
  2. He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro
  3. Don't strain your mind too much
verb
prolong the time allowed for payment of
Examples
  1. extend the loan
verb
continue or extend
Synonyms
carry
Examples
  1. The civil war carried into the neighboring province
  2. The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces
verb
increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
Synonyms
stretch
Examples
  1. stretch the soup by adding some more cream
  2. extend the casserole with a little rice

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