noun
Meaning 1
Misspelling of extent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, misspelling
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
extend
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ɛkˈstɛnd/
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rhymes with -ɛnd
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CMU ARPABET: IH0 K S T EH1 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
To increase in extent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To possess a certain extent; to cover an amount of space.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
- The desert extended for miles in all directions.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To cause to increase in extent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: run
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
To cause to last for a longer period of time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 6
To straighten (a limb).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 7
To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- to extend sympathy to the suffering
- to extend credit to a valued customer
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 8
To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating additions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- There's little stew left, but we can always extend it by adding more potatoes.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 9
To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 10
Of a class: to be an extension or subtype of, or to be based on, a prototype or a more abstract class.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: object-oriented programming
Examples
- The classes Person and Dog extend the class Animal.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: inherit
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 11
To reenlist for a further period.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, intransitive
Topics: government, military, politics, war
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 12
extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Stretch your legs!
- Extend your right arm above your head
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stretch
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tense, strain, tense up
Narrower terms: spread-eagle, crane, stretch out
verb
Meaning 13
thrust or extend out
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- He held out his hand
- point a finger
- extend a hand
- the bee exserted its sting
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: exsert, stretch out, put out, hold out, stretch forth
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gesticulate, gesture, motion
Narrower terms: hyperextend
verb
Meaning 14
increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- stretch the soup by adding some more cream
- extend the casserole with a little rice
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stretch
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: increase
verb
Meaning 15
continue or extend
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The civil war carried into the neighboring province
- The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: carry
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: continue
verb
Meaning 16
lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- We prolonged our stay
- She extended her visit by another day
- The meeting was drawn out until midnight
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: prolong, protract, draw out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lengthen
Narrower terms: extend, temporize, temporise, spin, spin out
verb
Meaning 17
prolong the time allowed for payment of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- extend the loan
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: prolong, protract, extend, draw out
verb
Meaning 18
extend in scope or range or area
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The law was extended to all citizens
- widen the range of applications
- broaden your horizon
- Extend your backyard
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: widen, broaden
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: increase
Narrower terms: broaden, territorialize, territorialise, globalize, globalise, stretch
verb
Meaning 19
expand the influence of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: expand
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
verb
Meaning 20
use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro
- Don't strain your mind too much
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: strain
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
Narrower terms: overstrain, overextend, tax, task
verb
Meaning 21
open or straighten out; unbend
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Can we extend the legs of this dining table?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: straighten, straighten out
verb
Meaning 22
cause to move at full gallop
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Did you gallop the horse just now?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gallop
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ride, sit
verb
Meaning 23
extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Unfold the newspaper
- stretch out that piece of cloth
- extend the TV antenna
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unfold, stretch, stretch out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change shape, change form, deform
verb
Meaning 24
offer verbally
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- extend my greetings
- He offered his sympathy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: offer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: give, pay
verb
Meaning 25
make available; provide
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- extend a loan
- The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: offer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: supply, provide, render, furnish
verb
Meaning 26
stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- 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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: run, go, pass, lead
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: be
Narrower terms: come, radiate, ray, go far, go deep
verb
Meaning 27
span an interval of distance, space or time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cover, continue
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: be
Narrower terms: cross, traverse, span, sweep, overlap, spread, overspread, ridge, dot, stud, constellate
verb
Meaning 28
reach outward in space
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: poke out, reach out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: be
History
Etymology
From Middle English extenden, from Anglo-Norman extendre, estendre, from Latin extendō (“to stretch out”).
Across languages
Translations
123 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Amharic: ረዘመ (räzämä) — to increase in extent
- Bashkir: оҙайыу (oźayıw) — to increase in extent
- Bashkir: оҙарыу (oźarıw) — to increase in extent
- Bulgarian: удължавам (udǎlžavam) — to increase in extent
- Catalan: estendre — to increase in extent
- Czech: rozšířit — to increase in extent
- Dutch: uitbreiden — to increase in extent
- Esperanto: etendiĝi — to increase in extent
- Estonian: pikendama — to increase in extent
- Finnish: laajentaa — to increase in extent
- French: étendre — to increase in extent
- Galician: estender — to increase in extent
- German: erweitern — to increase in extent
- Irish: sín — to increase in extent
- Irish: fadaigh — to increase in extent
- Latin: adhibeo — to increase in extent
- Māori: tautoro — to increase in extent
- Māori: totoro — to increase in extent
- Māori: hokahokai — to increase in extent
- Māori: whakakurepe — to increase in extent
- Khiamniungan Naga: thùolēu — to increase in extent
- Occitan: estendre — to increase in extent
- Persian: گسترش دادن (gostaresh daadan) — to increase in extent
- Portuguese: estender — to increase in extent
- Portuguese: ampliar — to increase in extent
- Russian: продлева́ть (prodlevátʹ) — to increase in extent
- Russian: продли́ть (prodlítʹ) — to increase in extent
- Spanish: extenderse — to increase in extent
- Spanish: ampliarse — to increase in extent
- Swedish: förlänga — to increase in extent
- Tagalog: ihaba — to increase in extent
- Tagalog: pahabain — to increase in extent
- Telugu: విస్తరించు (vistariñcu) — to increase in extent
- Turkish: genişletmek — to increase in extent
- Ukrainian: подо́вжувати (podóvžuvaty) — to increase in extent
- Ukrainian: подо́вжити (podóvžyty) — to increase in extent
- Uyghur: ئۇزارتماق (uzartmaq) — to increase in extent
- Zazaki: hera kerden — to increase in extent
- Bashkir: һуҙылыу (huźılıw) — to possess a certain extent
- Bulgarian: простирам се (prostiram se) — to possess a certain extent
- Dutch: uitstrekken — to possess a certain extent
- Esperanto: ampleksi — to possess a certain extent
- Russian: простира́ться (prostirátʹsja) — to possess a certain extent
- Russian: тяну́ться (tjanútʹsja) — to possess a certain extent
- Ukrainian: простяга́тися (prostjahátysja) — to possess a certain extent
- Ukrainian: тягну́тися (tjahnútysja) — to possess a certain extent
- Vietnamese: kéo dài — to possess a certain extent
- Latin: porrigō — to bestow, offer, impart
- Amharic: አስረዘመ (ʾäsräzämä) — to cause to increase in extent
- Bashkir: оҙайтыу (oźaytıw) — to cause to increase in extent
- Bashkir: оҙартыу (oźartıw) — to cause to increase in extent
- Bashkir: киңәйтеү (kiñəytew) — to cause to increase in extent
- Bulgarian: протягам (protjagam) — to cause to increase in extent
- Czech: rozšířit — to cause to increase in extent
- Dutch: uitbreiden — to cause to increase in extent
- Finnish: ulottaa — to cause to increase in extent
- Galician: estender — to cause to increase in extent
- German: ausdehnen — to cause to increase in extent
- German: erweitern — to cause to increase in extent
- Irish: leathnaigh — to cause to increase in extent
- Māori: tautoro — to cause to increase in extent
- Māori: whakakurepe — to cause to increase in extent
- Māori: whakangeingei — to cause to increase in extent
- Māori: whakamārō — to cause to increase in extent
- Portuguese: estender — to cause to increase in extent
- Russian: расширя́ть (rasširjátʹ) — to cause to increase in extent
- Russian: расши́рить (rasšíritʹ) — to cause to increase in extent
- Sanskrit: तनोति (tanoti) — to cause to increase in extent
- Tagalog: pahabain — to cause to increase in extent
- Turkish: genişletmek — to cause to increase in extent
- Turkish: uzatmak — to cause to increase in extent
- Ukrainian: розши́рювати (rozšýrjuvaty) — to cause to increase in extent
- Ukrainian: розши́рити (rozšýryty) — to cause to increase in extent
- Ukrainian: розширя́ти (rozšyrjáty) — to cause to increase in extent
- Vietnamese: kéo dài — to cause to increase in extent
- Vietnamese: nối dài — to cause to increase in extent
- Zazaki: derg kerden — to cause to increase in extent
- Armenian: երկարաձգել (erkarajgel) — to cause to last for a longer period of time
- Bashkir: һуҙыу (huźıw) — to cause to last for a longer period of time
- Bulgarian: продължавам (prodǎlžavam) — to cause to last for a longer period of time
- Chinese Mandarin: 延长 (yáncháng) — to cause to last for a longer period of time
- Czech: prodloužit — to cause to last for a longer period of time
- Dutch: verlengen — to cause to last for a longer period of time
- French: prolonger — to cause to last for a longer period of time
- Galician: estender — to cause to last for a longer period of time
- German: ausdehnen — to cause to last for a longer period of time
- German: ausweiten — to cause to last for a longer period of time
- Kazakh: ұзару (ūzaru) — to cause to last for a longer period of time
- Khmer: ពន្យារ (pɔɔpŭənyiə) — to cause to last for a longer period of time
- Latin: prōrogō — to cause to last for a longer period of time
- Lithuanian: prailginti — to cause to last for a longer period of time
- Portuguese: estender — to cause to last for a longer period of time
- Russian: удлиня́ть (udlinjátʹ) — to cause to last for a longer period of time
- Russian: удлини́ть (udlinítʹ) — to cause to last for a longer period of time
- Russian: продолжа́ть (prodolžátʹ) — to cause to last for a longer period of time
- Russian: продо́лжить (prodólžitʹ) — to cause to last for a longer period of time
- Spanish: ampliar — to cause to last for a longer period of time
- Spanish: prorrogar — to cause to last for a longer period of time
- Spanish: aplazar — to cause to last for a longer period of time
- Tagalog: pahabain — to cause to last for a longer period of time
- Turkish: uzatmak — to cause to last for a longer period of time
- Ukrainian: подо́вжувати (podóvžuvaty) — to cause to last for a longer period of time
- Ukrainian: подо́вжити (podóvžyty) — to cause to last for a longer period of time
- Ukrainian: тягти́ (tjahtý) — to cause to last for a longer period of time
- Ukrainian: розтяга́ти (roztjaháty) — to cause to last for a longer period of time
- Ukrainian: продо́вжувати (prodóvžuvaty) — to cause to last for a longer period of time
- Ukrainian: продо́вжити (prodóvžyty) — to cause to last for a longer period of time
- Vietnamese: kéo dài — to cause to last for a longer period of time
- Vietnamese: nối dài — to cause to last for a longer period of time
- Vietnamese: kế thừa — to be an extension or subtype of
- Bashkir: һоноу (honow) — to straighten a limb
- Fataluku: lolore — to straighten a limb
- German: ausstrecken — to straighten a limb
- Hungarian: kinyújt — to straighten a limb
- Italian: stendere — to straighten a limb
- Māori: toro — to straighten a limb
- Moore: tʋɩ — to straighten a limb
- Piedmontese: stende — to straighten a limb
- Portuguese: estender — to straighten a limb
- Rarotongan: toro — to straighten a limb
- Tahitian: toro — to straighten a limb
- Tetum: lolo — to straighten a limb
- Ottoman Turkish: كرمك (germek) — to straighten a limb
Real reading context