Meaning of "extend" : Online English Dictionary : Word Search by Wordhut.com

Meaning of extend

1. (v) extend one''s limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head"

2. (v) thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting"

3. (v) increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice"

4. (v) continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"

5. (v) lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"

6. (v) prolong the time allowed for payment of; "extend the loan"

7. (v) extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"

8. (v) expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"

9. (v) use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don''t strain your mind too much"

10. (v) open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"

11. (v) cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just now?"

12. (v) extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"

13. (v) offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy"

14. (v) make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages"

15. (v) stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn''t go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts ex

16. (v) span an interval of distance, space or time; "The war extended over five years"; "The period covered the turn of the century"; "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"; "This farm covers some 200 acres"

17. (v) reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk"

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