Meaning

10 senses
  1. (intransitive)To increase in extent.

    erweitern

    продлева́тьprodlevátʹ, продли́тьprodlítʹ

    подо́вжуватиpodóvžuvaty, подо́вжитиpodóvžyty

  2. (intransitive)To possess a certain extent; to cover an amount of space.

    The desert extended for miles in all directions.

    простира́тьсяprostirátʹsja, тяну́тьсяtjanútʹsja

    простяга́тисяprostjahátysja, тягну́тисяtjahnútysja

  3. (transitive)To cause to increase in extent.

    ausdehnen, erweitern

    расширя́тьrasširjátʹ, расши́ритьrasšíritʹ

    розши́рюватиrozšýrjuvaty, розши́ритиrozšýryty, розширя́тиrozšyrjáty

    cause to move at full gallop

  4. (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

  5. (transitive)To straighten (a limb).

    ausstrecken

    open or straighten out; unbend

  6. (transitive)To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply.

    to extend sympathy to the suffering

    to extend credit to a valued customer

    offer verbally

  7. 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

  8. (UK)To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent.

  9. 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.

  10. (US, intransitive)To reenlist for a further period.

Examples

270 sentences
  1. He extended his right arm.

    Він простягнув свою праву руку. — Anjy

    ruОн протянул правую руку. — sharptoothed

    deEr streckte seinen rechten Arm aus. — Manfredo

  2. The cold weather extended into April.

  3. We extended the meeting another 10 minutes.

    ruМы продлили совещание ещё на десять минут. — Hellerick

  4. We plan to extend our stay.

  5. She extended her stay by five days.

    deSie verlängerte ihren Aufenthalt um 5 Tage. — xtofu80

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 4
to increase in extent:
to possess a certain extent:
to cause to increase in extent:
to cause to last for a longer period of time:
Русский
By meaning 4
to increase in extent:
to possess a certain extent:
to cause to increase in extent:
to cause to last for a longer period of time:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
to increase in extent:
to cause to increase in extent:
to cause to last for a longer period of time:
to straighten a limb:

Origin

From Middle English extenden, from Anglo-Norman extendre, estendre, from Latin extendō (“t

From Middle English extenden, from Anglo-Norman extendre, estendre, from Latin extendō (“to stretch out”).

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Forms

extends, extending, extended, extended
Base formextend · to extend
3rd person singularextends
Present participleextending
Past simpleextended
Past participleextended

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyextend
he, she, itextends

Past simpleLesson

all personsextended

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave extended
he, she, ithas extended

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill extend

Synonyms

17 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance:stretch
  • expand the influence of:expand
  • make available; provide:offer
  • reach outward in space:poke outreach out
  • extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body:stretch
  • continue or extend:carry

Word family

15 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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