extensive
Having a great extentHaving a great extent; covering a large area; vast.
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» The fire caused extensive damage.
Пожар нанёс значительный ущерб. — marafon
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4 sensesHaving a great extent; covering a large area; vast.
large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
(figuratively)Considerable in amount.
I have done extensive research on the subject.
Serving to extend or lengthen; characterized by extension.
Having a combined system entropy that equals the sum of the entropies of the independent systems.
Examples
60 sentencesThe fire caused extensive damage.
ruПожар нанёс значительный ущерб. — marafon
The earthquake in caused extensive damage.
Thank you for the detailed and extensive reply.
Дякую за докладну та розлогу відповідь. — shanghainese
ruСпасибо за подробный и развернутый ответ. — paul_lingvo
His hunting grounds are pretty extensive.
The flood did the village extensive damage.
Translations
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Origin
From late Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin extensīvus, from Latin extensus.From late Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin extensīvus, from Latin extensus.
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Forms
more extensive, most extensive| Comparative | more extensive Lesson |
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| Superlative | most extensive Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
10 synonyms- large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity:extended
- broad in scope or content:across-the-boardall-embracingall-encompassingall-inclusiveblanketbroadencompassingpanoptic
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.