adjective
relatively long in duration
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Examples
- tediously protracted
- a drawn-out argument
- an extended discussion
- a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law
- a prolonged and bitter struggle
- protracted negotiations
adjective
fully extended or stretched forth
Examples
- an extended telescope
- his extended legs reached almost across the small room
- refused to accept the extended hand
adjective
drawn out or made longer spatially
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Examples
- Picasso's elongated Don Quixote
- lengthened skirts are fashionable this year
- the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes
- a prolonged black line across the page
adjective
beyond the literal or primary sense
Examples
- `hot off the press' shows an extended sense of `hot'
adjective
large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
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Examples
- an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England
- extended farm lands
- surgeons with extended experience
- they suffered extensive damage
verb
extend in scope or range or area
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Examples
- The law was extended to all citizens
- widen the range of applications
- broaden your horizon
- Extend your backyard
verb
stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope
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- run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- Service runs all the way to Cranbury
- His knowledge doesn't go very far
- My memory extends back to my fourth year of life
- The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets
verb
span an interval of distance, space or time
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Examples
- The war extended over five years
- The period covered the turn of the century
- My land extends over the hills on the horizon
- This farm covers some 200 acres
- The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles
verb
make available
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Examples
- provide
- extend a loan
- The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages
verb
thrust or extend out
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Examples
- He held out his hand
- point a finger
- extend a hand
- the bee exserted its sting
verb
reach outward in space
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- The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk
verb
offer verbally
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- extend my greetings
- He offered his sympathy
verb
extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
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Examples
- Stretch your legs!
- Extend your right arm above your head
verb
expand the influence of
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Examples
- The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent
verb
lengthen in time
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Examples
- cause to be or last longer
- We prolonged our stay
- She extended her visit by another day
- The meeting was drawn out until midnight
verb
extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
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Examples
- Unfold the newspaper
- stretch out that piece of cloth
- extend the TV antenna
verb
cause to move at full gallop
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Examples
- Did you gallop the horse just now?
verb
open or straighten out
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- unbend
- Can we extend the legs of this dining table?
verb
use to the utmost
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- exert vigorously or to full capacity
- He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro
- Don't strain your mind too much
verb
prolong the time allowed for payment of
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Examples
- extend the loan
verb
continue or extend
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Examples
- The civil war carried into the neighboring province
- The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces
verb
increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
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Examples
- stretch the soup by adding some more cream
- extend the casserole with a little rice