Definition of extend

verb (v)

• extend in scope or range or area (verb.change)

  Synonym: broaden, widen
  

  Example:
  The law was extended to all citizens.
  Extend your backyard.
  

  source: wordnet30
• stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point (verb.stative)

  Synonym: go, lead, pass, run
  

  Example:
  My memory extends back to my fourth year of life.
  The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets.
  

  source: wordnet30
• span an interval of distance, space or time (verb.stative)

  Synonym: continue, cover
  

  Example:
  The war extended over five years.
  My land extends over the hills on the horizon.
  

  source: wordnet30
• make available; provide (verb.possession)

  Synonym: offer
  

  Example:
  Extend a loan.
  

  source: wordnet30
• thrust or extend out (verb.body)

  Synonym: exsert, hold out, put out, stretch forth, stretch out
  

  Example:
  Extend a hand.
  

  source: wordnet30
• reach outward in space (verb.stative)

  Synonym: poke out, reach out
  

  Example:
  The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk.
  

  source: wordnet30
• offer verbally (verb.possession)

  Example:
  Extend my greetings.
  

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• extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body (verb.body)

  Synonym: stretch
  

  Example:
  Extend your right arm above your head.
  

  source: wordnet30
• expand the influence of (verb.change)

  Synonym: expand
  

  Example:
  The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent.
  

  source: wordnet30
• lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer (verb.change)

  Synonym: draw out, prolong, protract
  

  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)

  Synonym: stretch, stretch out, unfold
  

  Example:
  Extend the TV antenna.
  

  source: wordnet30
• cause to move at full gallop (verb.motion)

  Synonym: gallop
  

  source: wordnet30
• 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)

  Synonym: strain
  

  Example:
  He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro.
  

  source: wordnet30
• prolong the time allowed for payment of (verb.change)

  Example:
  Extend the loan.
  

  source: wordnet30
• continue or extend (verb.change)

  Synonym: carry
  

  Example:
  The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces.
  

  source: wordnet30
• increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance (verb.change)

  Example:
  Extend the casserole with a little rice.
  

  source: wordnet30
• 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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