Standard Lemma guide

extended

adj · verb · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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.

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  • General-American: /ɪkˈstɛndəd/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪkˈstɛndɪd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛndɪd
  • CMU ARPABET: IH0 K S T EH1 N D AH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: IH0 K S T EH1 N D IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Longer in length or extension; elongated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Stretched out or pulled out; expanded.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Lasting longer; protracted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Having a large scope or range; extensive.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adj

Meaning 5

Wider than usual.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: media, publishing, typography

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

simple past and past participle of extend

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective

Meaning 7

fully extended or stretched forth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an extended telescope
  • his extended legs reached almost across the small room
  • refused to accept the extended hand

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unextended

8

adjective satellite

Meaning 8

large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England
  • extended farm lands
  • surgeons with extended experience
  • they suffered extensive damage

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: extensive

Antonyms: none provided

9

adjective satellite

Meaning 9

beyond the literal or primary sense

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • `hot off the press' shows an extended sense of `hot'

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

adjective satellite

Meaning 10

drawn out or made longer spatially

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: elongated, lengthened, prolonged

Antonyms: none provided

11

adjective satellite

Meaning 11

relatively long in duration; tediously protracted

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a drawn-out argument
  • an extended discussion
  • a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law
  • a prolonged and bitter struggle
  • protracted negotiations

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: drawn-out, lengthy, prolonged, protracted

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُمْتَدّ (mumtadd) — longer in length or extension; elongated
  • Bulgarian: удължен (udǎlžen) — longer in length or extension; elongated
  • Czech: delší — longer in length or extension; elongated
  • Czech: prodloužený — longer in length or extension; elongated
  • Finnish: pidennetty — longer in length or extension; elongated
  • German: ausgedehnt — longer in length or extension; elongated
  • German: erweitert — longer in length or extension; elongated
  • German: verlängert — longer in length or extension; elongated
  • Russian: продолгова́тый (prodolgovátyj) — longer in length or extension; elongated
  • Russian: вы́тянутый (výtjanutyj) — longer in length or extension; elongated
  • Russian: удлинённый (udlinjónnyj) — longer in length or extension; elongated
  • Russian: протяжённый (protjažónnyj) — longer in length or extension; elongated
  • Bulgarian: протегнат (protegnat) — stretched out or pulled out; expanded
  • Czech: rozšířený — stretched out or pulled out; expanded
  • Czech: rozlehlý — stretched out or pulled out; expanded
  • Finnish: ojennettu — stretched out or pulled out; expanded
  • German: ausgedehnt — stretched out or pulled out; expanded
  • German: ausgestreckt — stretched out or pulled out; expanded
  • German: herausgezogen — stretched out or pulled out; expanded
  • Russian: расши́ренный (rasšírennyj) — stretched out or pulled out; expanded
  • Ottoman Turkish: بسیط (basît) — stretched out or pulled out; expanded
  • Ottoman Turkish: منتشر (münteşir) — stretched out or pulled out; expanded
  • Azerbaijani: davamlı — lasting longer; protracted
  • Azerbaijani: sürəkli — lasting longer; protracted
  • Azerbaijani: uzun sürən — lasting longer; protracted
  • Bulgarian: продължителен (prodǎlžitelen) — lasting longer; protracted
  • Finnish: pidennetty — lasting longer; protracted
  • German: andauernd — lasting longer; protracted
  • German: langwierig — lasting longer; protracted
  • Latin: prōductus — lasting longer; protracted
  • Māori: auroa — lasting longer; protracted
  • Russian: затяжно́й (zatjažnój) — lasting longer; protracted
  • Russian: продолжи́тельный (prodolžítelʹnyj) — lasting longer; protracted
  • Bulgarian: обширен (obširen) — having a large scope or range; extensive
  • Finnish: laajennettu — having a large scope or range; extensive
  • German: umfangreich — having a large scope or range; extensive
  • Russian: обши́рный (obšírnyj) — having a large scope or range; extensive
  • German: ausgedehnt — wider than usual
  • German: breiter — wider than usual
  • German: erweitert — wider than usual
  • German: verlängert — wider than usual
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