Definition of extends Extends

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extends, verb, present, 3rd person singular of extend (infinitive).

WordNet

Verb extends, extending, extended
extend - expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"
		expand
		modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
extend - open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"
		straighten, straighten out make straight or straighter; "Straighten this post"; "straighten hair"
extend - prolong the time allowed for payment of; "extend the loan"
		protract, prolong, draw out, extend 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"
extend - make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages"
		offer
		furnish, supply, provide, render provide or equip with furniture; "We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style"
extend - reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk"
		poke out, reach out
		be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
extend - 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"
		stretch
		increase make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
extend - 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"
		prolong, protract, draw out
		lengthen become long or longer; "In Spring, the days lengthen"
		extend 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"
		temporise, temporize draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; "The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote"
		spin out, spin prolong or extend; "spin out a visit"
extend - 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"
		widen, broaden
		increase make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
		broaden become broader; "The road broadened"
		territorialise, territorialize extend by adding territory
		globalise, globalize make world-wide in scope or application; "Markets are being increasingly globalized"
		expand, extend become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"
		stretch extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head"
extend - 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 extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"
		run, go, pass, lead
		range, run let eat; "range the animals in the prairie"
		be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
		extend to, reach, touch be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"
		run along, line reinforce with fabric; "lined books are more enduring"
		come come to pass; arrive, as in due course; "The first success came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes early in June"
		ray, radiate emit as rays; "That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky"
		go deep, go far extend in importance or range; "His accomplishments go far"
extend - extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head"
		stretch
		tense up, tense, strain cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up"
		spread-eagle stretch out completely; "They spread-eagled him across the floor"
		crane, stretch out stretch (the neck) so as to see better; "The women craned their necks to see the President drive by"
extend - 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"
		strain
		utilise, employ, utilize, use, apply convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust)
		overextend, overstrain strain excessively; "He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment"
		task, tax assign a task to; "I tasked him with looking after the children"
extend - thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting"
		exsert, stretch out, put out, hold out, stretch forth
		gesticulate, gesture, motion show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave"
		hyperextend extend a joint beyond its normal range; "Don't hyperextend your elbow"
extend - offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy"
		offer
		pay, give bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later"
extend - cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just now?"
		gallop
		sit, ride serve in a specific professional capacity; "the priest sat for confession"; "she sat on the jury"
		horseback riding, riding travel by being carried on horseback
		equitation, horseback riding, riding travel by being carried on horseback
extend - continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
		carry
		continue exist over a prolonged period of time; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks"
extend - extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"
		unfold, stretch, stretch out
		change form, change shape, deform assume a different shape or form

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Wiktionary

extend (Verb)
To increase in extent.
extend (Verb)
To possess a certain extent.
extend (Verb)
To cause to increase in extent.
extend (Verb)
To cause to last for a longer period of time.
extend (Verb)
To straighten a limb.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

extend (v. t.)
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.
extend (v. t.)
To enlarge, as a surface or volume; to expand; to spread; to amplify; as, to extend metal plates by hammering or rolling them.
extend (v. t.)
To enlarge; to widen; to carry out further; as, to extend the capacities, the sphere of usefulness, or commerce; to extend power or influence; to continue, as time; to lengthen; to prolong; as, to extend the time of payment or a season of trail.
extend (v. t.)
To hold out or reach forth, as the arm or hand.
extend (v. t.)
To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply; as, to extend sympathy to the suffering.
extend (v. t.)
To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating additions; as, to extend liquors.
extend (v. t.)
To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

extend
To draw out to greater length.
extend
To use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity.
extend
To lengthen in time.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

extend
eks-tend′, v.t. to stretch out: to prolong in any direction: to enlarge, expand: to widen: to hold out: to bestow or impart: (law) to seize: to make a valuation of property by the oath of a jury.—v.i. to stretch: to be continued in length or breadth.—adj. Extend′ant (her.), displayed.—adv. Extend′edly.—adjs. Extend′ible; Extense′ (obs.), extensive.—n. Extensibil′ity.—adjs. Extens′ible, Extens′ile, that may be extended.—Exten′sion, a stretching out, prolongation, or enlargement: that property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space: (logic) a term, opposed to Intension, referring to the extent of the application of a term or the number of objects included under it (University extension, the enlargement of the aim of a university, in providing instruction for those unable to become regular students).—adj. Exten′sional.—ns. Exten′sionist; Exten′sity, sensation from which perception of extension is derived.—adj. Extens′ive, large: comprehensive.—adv. Extens′ively.—ns. Extens′iveness; Exten′sor, a muscle which extends or straightens any part of the body; Extent′, the space or degree to which a thing is extended: bulk: compass: scope: the valuation of property: (law) a writ directing the sheriff to seize the property of a debtor, for the recovery of debts of record due to the Crown: (Shak.) seizure, attack: (Shak.) maintenance: (Shak.) behaviour.—adj. stretched out. [L. extendĕre, extentum, or extensum—ex, out, tendĕre, to stretch.]

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

extend
A term peculiarly applicable to light infantry movements, when the files are frequently loosened, and the front of the line extended for the purpose of skirmishing. When the divisions of a column are made to occupy a greater space of ground, they are said to extend their front.