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▸ verb: make available; provide ("Extend a loan")
▸ verb: reach outward in space ("The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk")
▸ verb: prolong the time allowed for payment of ("Extend the loan")
▸ verb: expand the influence of ("The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent")
▸ verb: open or straighten out; unbend ("Can we extend the legs of this dining table?")
▸ verb: increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance ("Extend the casserole with a little rice")
▸ verb: continue or extend ("The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces")
▸ verb: offer verbally ("Extend my greetings")
▸ verb: span an interval of distance, space or time ("The war extended over five years")
▸ verb: extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body ("Extend your right arm above your head")
▸ verb: use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity ("He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro")
▸ verb: cause to move at full gallop
▸ verb: lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer ("She extended her visit by another day")
▸ verb: extend in scope or range or area ("The law was extended to all citizens")
▸ verb: extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length ("Extend the TV antenna")
▸ verb: thrust or extend out ("Extend a hand")
▸ verb: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point ("My memory extends back to my fourth year of life")
▸ Also see extends
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to extend
▸ Usage examples for extend
▸ Idioms related to extend (New!)
▸ Words that often appear near extend
▸ Rhymes of extend
▸ Invented words related to extend
▸ verb: make available; provide ("Extend a loan")
▸ verb: reach outward in space ("The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk")
▸ verb: prolong the time allowed for payment of ("Extend the loan")
▸ verb: expand the influence of ("The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent")
▸ verb: open or straighten out; unbend ("Can we extend the legs of this dining table?")
▸ verb: increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance ("Extend the casserole with a little rice")
▸ verb: continue or extend ("The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces")
▸ verb: offer verbally ("Extend my greetings")
▸ verb: span an interval of distance, space or time ("The war extended over five years")
▸ verb: extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body ("Extend your right arm above your head")
▸ verb: use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity ("He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro")
▸ verb: cause to move at full gallop
▸ verb: lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer ("She extended her visit by another day")
▸ verb: extend in scope or range or area ("The law was extended to all citizens")
▸ verb: extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length ("Extend the TV antenna")
▸ verb: thrust or extend out ("Extend a hand")
▸ verb: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point ("My memory extends back to my fourth year of life")
▸ Also see extends
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to extend
▸ Usage examples for extend
▸ Idioms related to extend (New!)
▸ Words that often appear near extend
▸ Rhymes of extend
▸ Invented words related to extend