extend
To increase in extentTo increase in extent.
» He extended his right arm.
Er streckte seinen rechten Arm aus.
Он протянул правую руку.
Он вытянул правую руку.
Він простягнув свою праву руку.
Meaning
10 senses(intransitive)To increase in extent.
erweitern
продлева́тьprodlevátʹ, продли́тьprodlítʹ
подо́вжуватиpodóvžuvaty, подо́вжитиpodóvžyty
(intransitive)To possess a certain extent; to cover an amount of space.
The desert extended for miles in all directions.
простира́тьсяprostirátʹsja, тяну́тьсяtjanútʹsja
простяга́тисяprostjahátysja, тягну́тисяtjahnútysja
(transitive)To cause to increase in extent.
ausdehnen, erweitern
расширя́тьrasširjátʹ, расши́ритьrasšíritʹ
розши́рюватиrozšýrjuvaty, розши́ритиrozšýryty, розширя́тиrozšyrjáty
cause to move at full gallop
(transitive)To cause to last for a longer period of time.
ausdehnen, ausweiten
удлиня́тьudlinjátʹ, удлини́тьudlinítʹ, продолжа́тьprodolžátʹ
подо́вжуватиpodóvžuvaty, подо́вжитиpodóvžyty, тягти́tjahtý
lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
(transitive)To straighten (a limb).
ausstrecken
open or straighten out; unbend
(transitive)To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply.
to extend sympathy to the suffering
to extend credit to a valued customer
offer verbally
To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating additions.
There's little stew left, but we can always extend it by adding more potatoes.
increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
(UK)To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent.
Of a class: to be an extension or subtype of, or to be based on, a prototype or a more abstract class.
The classes Person and Dog extend the class Animal.
(US, intransitive)To reenlist for a further period.
Examples
270 sentencesHe extended his right arm.
Він простягнув свою праву руку. — Anjy
ruОн протянул правую руку. — sharptoothed
deEr streckte seinen rechten Arm aus. — Manfredo
The cold weather extended into April.
We extended the meeting another 10 minutes.
ruМы продлили совещание ещё на десять минут. — Hellerick
We plan to extend our stay.
She extended her stay by five days.
deSie verlängerte ihren Aufenthalt um 5 Tage. — xtofu80
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 4
By meaning 4
Origin
From Middle English extenden, from Anglo-Norman extendre, estendre, from Latin extendō (“tFrom Middle English extenden, from Anglo-Norman extendre, estendre, from Latin extendō (“to stretch out”).
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Forms
extends, extending, extended, extendedSynonyms
17 synonymsWord family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle