Extend (Verb)
Meaning 1
Continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 2
Expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 3
Make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 4
Open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 5
Extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head".
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 6
Lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight".
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Meaning 7
Use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much".
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Verbs of eating and drinking.
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Meaning 8
Prolong the time allowed for payment of; "extend the loan".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 9
Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; 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".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 10
Extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 11
Cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just now?".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 12
Thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting".
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 13
Extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 14
Increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 15
Span an interval of distance, space or time; "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".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 16
Reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.