Definition of extend
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verb (v)
extend in scope or range or area (verb.change)
Example: The law was extended to all citizens.
Extend your backyard.
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stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point (verb.stative)
Example: My memory extends back to my fourth year of life.
The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets.
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span an interval of distance, space or time (verb.stative)
Example: The war extended over five years.
My land extends over the hills on the horizon.
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make available; provide (verb.possession)
Example: Extend a loan.
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thrust or extend out (verb.body)
Example: Extend a hand.
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reach outward in space (verb.stative)
Example: The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk.
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offer verbally (verb.possession)
Example: Extend my greetings.
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extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body (verb.body)
Example: Extend your right arm above your head.
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expand the influence of (verb.change)
Example: The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent.
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lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer (verb.change)
Example: She extended her visit by another day.
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extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length (verb.motion)
Example: Extend the TV antenna.
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cause to move at full gallop (verb.motion)
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open or straighten out; unbend (verb.contact)
Example: Can we extend the legs of this dining table?.
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use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity (verb.consumption)
Example: He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro.
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prolong the time allowed for payment of (verb.change)
Example: Extend the loan.
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continue or extend (verb.change)
Example: The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces.
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increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance (verb.change)
Example: Extend the casserole with a little rice.
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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. (verb)
source: webster1913
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