extend

Speech parts

1. extend - Noun

2. extend - Verb

Meaning

To stretch out; to prolong in space; to carry forward or continue in length; as, to extend a line in surveying; to extend a cord across the street.

To enlarge, as a surface or volume; to expand; to spread; to amplify; as, to extend metal plates by hammering or rolling them.

To enlarge; to widen; to carry out further; as, to extend the capacities, the sphere of usefulness, or commerce; to extend power or influence; to continue, as time; to lengthen; to prolong; as, to extend the time of payment or a season of trail.

To hold out or reach forth, as the arm or hand.

To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply; as, to extend sympathy to the suffering.

To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating additions; as, to extend liquors.

To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

expand widen stretch enlarge increase continue cover pass offer broaden prolong unfold lengthen protract hold out

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Antonyms

ridge pollard leach lop frontier WAD

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Hypernyms

use change provide give increase continue

Hyponyms

ray ridge crane come dot spread

Phrases with the word

extend the olive branch extend across embrace, extend and extinguish extend yourself extend the duration of extend upon

Derivatives

extended extending

Anagrams

dentex

Examples

The law was extended to all citizens Source: Internet

widen the range of applications Source: Internet

broaden your horizon Source: Internet

Extend your backyard Source: Internet

The civil war carried into the neighboring province Source: Internet

The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

extemporization extemporize extemporizer extend across extend along extend around