extend

ex·tend  (k-stnd)

v. ex·tend·ed, ex·tend·ing, ex·tends

v.tr.

1. To open or straighten (something) out; unbend: extended the legs of the folding table.

2. To stretch or spread (something) out to greater or fullest length: extended the radio antenna.

3.

a. To exert (oneself) vigorously or to full capacity: Few mountain climbers have extended themselves as those two have.

b. To cause to move at full gallop. Used of a horse.

4.

a. To increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance: used rice or pasta to extend leftover casseroles.

b. To adulterate.

5.

a. To enlarge the area, scope, or range of.

b. To expand the influence of.

c. To make more comprehensive or inclusive. See Synonyms at increase.

6.

a. To offer: extend one's greetings.

b. To make available; provide: extend credit to qualified purchasers.

7.

a. To cause (something) to be or last longer: extended our visit by a day.

b. To prolong the time allowed for payment of: extend a loan for three more months.

8. Chiefly British

a. To appraise or assess; value.

b. To seize or make a levy on for the purpose of settling a debt.

v.intr.

To be or become long, large, or comprehensive: influence that extended to other continents; table legs that extend by unscrewing.

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[Middle English extenden, from Old French extendre, from Latin extendere : ex-, ex- + tendere, to stretch; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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ex·tendi·bili·ty n.

ex·tenda·ble, ex·tendi·ble adj.

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extend [ɪkˈstɛnd]

vb

1. to draw out or be drawn out; stretch

2. to last for a certain time his schooling extended for three years

3. (intr) to reach a certain point in time or distance the land extends five miles

4. (intr) to exist or occur the trees extended throughout the area

5. (tr) to increase (a building, etc.) in size or area; add to or enlarge

6. (tr) to broaden the meaning or scope of the law was extended

7. (tr) to put forth, present, or offer to extend greetings

8. to stretch forth (an arm, etc.)

9. (tr) to lay out (a body) at full length

10. (tr) to strain or exert (a person or animal) to the maximum

11. (tr) to prolong (the time originally set) for payment of (a debt or loan), completion of (a task), etc.

12. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Accounting & Book-keeping) (tr) Book-keeping

a.  to carry forward

b.  to calculate the amount of (a total, balance, etc.)

13. (Business / Commerce) (tr) Law (formerly in England) to value or assess (land)

[from Latin extendere to stretch out, from tendere to stretch]

extendible , extendable adj

extendibility , extendability n

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extend, extent - Are based on Latin pandere, "stretch."

See also related terms for stretching.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	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" broaden, widen increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" broaden - make broader; "broaden the road" territorialise, territorialize - extend by adding territory globalise, globalize - make world-wide in scope or application; "Markets are being increasingly globalized" expand, extend - expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent" stretch - extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly; "Stretch the limits"; "stretch my patience"; "stretch the imagination"
	2.	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, lead, pass, go be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?" come - extend or reach; "The water came up to my waist"; "The sleeves come to your knuckles" ray, radiate - extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center; "spokes radiate from the hub of the wheel"; "This plants radiate spines in all directions" range, run - change or be different within limits; "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"; "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"; "The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals"; "My students range from very bright to dull" go deep, go far - extend in importance or range; "His accomplishments go far" extend to, reach, touch - to extend as far as; "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall"
	3.	extend - 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"; "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles" cover, continue cover - hold within range of an aimed firearm be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?" span, traverse, cross, sweep - to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries" sweep - cover the entire range of overlap - extend over and cover a part of; "The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city" overspread, spread - spread across or over; "A big oil spot spread across the water" ridge - extend in ridges; "The land ridges towards the South" constellate, dot, stud - scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; "Hills constellated with lights"
	4.	extend - make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages" offer offer, extend - offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy" furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
	5.	extend - thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting" exsert, hold out, stretch forth, stretch out, put out hyperextend - extend a joint beyond its normal range; "Don't hyperextend your elbow" gesticulate, gesture, motion - show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave"
	6.	extend - reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk" poke out, reach out be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"
	7.	extend - offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy" offer pay, give - convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow; "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention" extend, offer - make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages"
	8.	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"
	9.	extend - expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent" expand alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" extend, broaden, widen - 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"
	10.	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 carry, extend - continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces" lengthen - make longer; "Lengthen this skirt, please" extend - prolong the time allowed for payment of; "extend the loan" 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"
	11.	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" stretch out, unfold, stretch change form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or form extend - open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"
	12.	extend - cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just now?" gallop horseback riding, riding - travel by being carried on horseback equitation, horseback riding, riding - the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements ride, sit - sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; "She never sat a horse!"; "Did you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare"
	13.	extend - open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?" straighten, straighten out - make straight stretch out, unfold, stretch, 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"
	14.	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 apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" overextend, overstrain - strain excessively; "He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment" task, tax - use to the limit; "you are taxing my patience"
	15.	extend - prolong the time allowed for payment of; "extend the loan" carry, extend - continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces" prolong, protract, 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"
	16.	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" prolong, protract, 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 - prolong the time allowed for payment of; "extend the loan"
	17.	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" adulterate, dilute, debase, load, stretch - corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"

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extend

verb

1. spread out, reach, stretch, continue, carry on The territory extends over one fifth of Canada's land mass.

2. stretch, stretch out, spread out, unfurl, straighten out, unroll Stand straight with your arms extended at your sides.

3. last, continue, go on, stretch, carry on His playing career extended from 1894 to 1920.

4. protrude, project, stand out, bulge, stick out, hang, overhang, jut out His legs extended from the bushes.

5. reach, spread, go as far as His possessiveness extends to people as well as property.

6. widen, increase, develop, expand, spread, add to, enhance, supplement, enlarge, broaden, diversify, amplify, augment They have added three new products to extend their range.
widen cut, reduce, contract, restrict, decrease, condense, abbreviate, abridge

7. make longer, prolong, lengthen, draw out, spin out, elongate, drag out, protract They have extended the deadline by 24 hours.
make longer cut, limit, reduce, contract, restrict, decrease, shorten, curtail, take back, condense

8. offer, give, hold out, present, grant, advance, yield, reach out, confer, stretch out, stick out, bestow, impart, proffer, put forth `I'm Chuck,' the man said, extending his hand.
offer withdraw, take back

extend to something include, cover, affect, take in, embrace, incorporate, encompass The service also extends to wrapping gifts.

Translations

extend [ɪksˈtend]

A. VT

1. (= stretch out) [+ hand, arm] → extender; (to sb) → tender, alargar

2. (= offer) [+ one's friendship, help, hospitality] → ofrecer; [+ one's thanks, congratulations, condolences, welcome] → dar; [+ invitation] → enviar; [+ credit] → extender, otorgar

3. (= prolong) [+ road, line, visit] → prolongar

4. (= enlarge) [+ building] → ampliar; [+ knowledge, research] → ampliar, profundizar en; [+ powers, business] → ampliar, aumentar; [+ frontiers] → extender; [+ vocabulary] → enriquecer, aumentar

5. (= push to the limit) [+ athlete] → pedir el máximo esfuerzo a
that child is not sufficiently extended → a ese niño no se le exige el rendimiento que es capaz de dar
the staff is fully extended → el personal trabaja a pleno rendimiento
to extend o.s → trabajar al máximum, esforzarse

B. VI

1. [land, wall] to extend to or as far as → extenderse a or hasta, llegar hasta
the farm extends over 40,000 hectares → la finca abarca unas 40.000 hectáreas

2. (fig) to extend to → abarcar, incluir
does that extend to me? → ¿eso me incluye a mí?

3. [meeting] to extend to or into → prolongarse hasta
to extend for → prolongarse por espacio de, prolongarse durante

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extend [ɪkˈstɛnd]

vt

[+ visit, visa] → prolonger; [+ time allowed] → prolonger; [+ contract] → prolonger

[+ deadline] → reporter, remettre

[+ building] → agrandir

(= offer) [+ invitation] → lancer; [+ credit] → accorder
to extend an offer of sth → proposer qch

(= hold out) [+ hand] → tendre
to extend sth to sb → tendre qch à qn

vi

[land, road] → s'étendre

(= continue) → se prolonger
a career that extended from 1894 to 1920 → une carrière qui a débuté en 1894 et s'est prolongée jusqu'en 1920
to extend into → se prolonger jusqu'à

to extend beyond sth (physically) [path, field] → s'étendre au-delà de qch (fig) (= be more than) → aller plus loin que qch

to extend from (= come out of) → dépasser de

extend to

vt fus (= include) → s'étendre à

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extend

vt

(= stretch out) arms → ausstrecken; to extend one’s hand → die Hand ausstrecken; to extend one’s hand to somebody → jdm die Hand reichen; to extend a wire between two posts → einen Draht zwischen zwei Pfosten spannen

(= prolong) street, line, visit, passport, holidays, deadline, lease → verlängern; her tender care doubtless extended his life → ihre liebevolle Pflege hat sein Leben zweifellos verlängert

(= enlarge) research, powers, franchise → ausdehnen, erweitern; knowledge → erweitern, vergrößern; influence → ausbauen; scheme → ausweiten; house → anbauen an (+acc); property → vergrößern, erweitern; limits → erweitern; frontiers of a country → ausdehnen; to extend one’s lead → seine Führung ausbauen; in an extended sense of the term → im weiteren Sinne des Wortes

(= offer) (→ jdm) help → gewähren; hospitality, friendship → erweisen; invitation, thanks, condolences, congratulations → aussprechen; to extend a welcome to somebody → jdn willkommen heißen

(usu pass: = make demands on) person, pupil, athlete → fordern

vi

(wall, estate, garden) → sich erstrecken, sich ausdehnen (to, as far as bis); (ladder, table) → sich ausziehen lassen; (meetings etc: over period of time) → sich ausdehnen or hinziehen; a career that extended from 1974 to 1990 → eine Laufbahn, die sich von 1974 bis 1990 erstreckte

(= reach to) enthusiasm which extends even to the children → Begeisterung, die sich sogar auf die Kinder überträgt; does that extend to (include) me? → betrifft das auch mich?

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extend [ɪksˈtɛnd]

1. vt

a. (frm) (stretch out, hand, arm) → tendere; (offer, friendship, help, hospitality) → offrire; (thanks, condolences, welcome) → porgere; (invitation) → estendere (Fin) (credit) → accordare

b. (prolong, road, line, deadline) → prolungare; (visit) → protrarre; (enlarge, building, business, vocabulary) → ampliare; (knowledge, research) → approfondire; (powers) → estendere; (frontiers) → allargare
extended walk/trot (Horse-riding) → passo/trotto allungato

2. vi (land, wall) to extend to or as far as → estendersi fino a
to extend to/for (term, meeting) → protrarsi fino a/per
the contract extends to/for ... → il contratto è valido fino a/per...

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extend

v extend [ikˈstend]

1 to make longer or larger He extended his vegetable garden. uitbrei يُوَسِّع نِطاق، يُطيل разширявам rozšířit forlænge; udbygge; udvide ausdehnen προεκτείνω, επεκτείνω, παρατείνω ampliar avardama بزرگ کردن؛ گسترش دادن laajentaa agrandir לְהַאֲרִיך फैलाना produžiti megnagyobbít memperluas (fram)lengja, stækka ampliare 拡張する 확장하다 padidinti, praplėsti paplašināt; pagarināt memperluas uitbreiden utvide, bygge ut powiększać estender a mări; a extinde расширять rozšíriť povečati proširiti utöka, utvidga, förlänga ทำให้ยืดออกไป büyütmek 擴展 розширяти وسیع اور طویل بنانا mở rộng 扩展

2 to reach or stretch The school grounds extend as far as this fence. strek يَمْتَد، يَصِل إلى простирам се rozprostírat se strække; gå sich erstrecken εκτείνομαι extender ulatuma وسعت یافتن؛ امتداد داشتن ulottua (s')étendre לְהַאֲרִיך निमंत्रण देना protezati (ki)terjed meluas ná, teygja sig estendersi 広がる 이르다, 걸치다 siekti, tęstis plesties diperluaskan zich uitstrekken strekke seg rozciągać (się) estender-se a se întinde (până la) простираться rozprestierať sa razprostirati se pružati se sträcka sig ยื่น uzanmak 延伸 тягтися, простягати(ся) پوری طرح یا گنجائش تک کھنچنا trải dài 延伸

3 to hold out or stretch out (a limb etc) He extended his hand to her. uitstrek يَمَدُّ протягам natáhnout række frem ausstrecken δίνω, τεντώνω προς τη μεριά κπ. tender välja sirutama دراز کردن؛ کش دادن ojentaa tendre לְהוֹשִיט बढ़ाना rastegnuti, protegnuti kiterjeszt mengulurkan teygja úr, rétta fram tendere 伸ばす 뻗(치)다 ištiesti izstiept; pastiept (roku) mengulurka uitsteken rekke/strekke ut wyciągać estender a întinde протягивать natiahnuť iztegniti pružiti sträcka (räcka) ut (fram) กางออก uzatmak 伸出 протягати بڑھانا یا دینا duỗi 伸出

4 to offer May I extend a welcome to you all? bied يُقَدِّم (تحِيّاته) предлагам nabídnout give anbieten προσφέρω ofrecer, dar pakkuma تقدیم کردن؛ ارائه دادن tarjota offrir à לְהַעֲנִיק पेशकश करना ponuditi nyújt menawarkan bjóða offrire, porgere 述べる 제공하다 išreikšti, suteikti izrādīt (draudzību; palīdzību) menawarkan doen toekomen gi, vise wyrazić, proponować dar a da оказывать ponúknuť (po)nuditi ponuditi framföra เสนอให้ sunmak 給予 висловлювати پیشکش کرنا gửi tới 给予

n exˈtension [-ʃən]

1 an added part He built an extension to his house; a two-day extension to the holiday; He has telephone extensions (= telephones) in every bedroom. vergroting وَصْلَه، إضافَه، مُلْحَق، زِيادَه разширение přístavba; prodloužení tilbygning; forlængelse; ekstra telefon der Anbau, die Verlängerung επέκταση, παράταση extensión, ampliación pikendus, lisa- ضمیمه؛ تمدید laajennus extension הַרחָבָה विस्तारण produžetak kibővítés; hozzáépítés; új rész; meghosszabbítás tambahan viðbygging; framlenging; símtengi aggiunta; allungamento; interno 拡張部分 (전화) 내선 priestatas, priedas, ilgintuvas, papildomas telefonas piebūve; pagarinājums tambahan uitbreiding, verlenging tilbygg, forlengelse; biapparat przybudówka, przedłużenie, telefon wewnętrzny extensão anexă; prelungire пристройка; продление prístavba; predĺženie; prípojka podaljšek produženje utbyggnad, utökning, utsträckning การเพิ่ม ek 附加部份 прибудова; подовження اضافہ phần mở rộng 附加部份

2 (a program by which) part of a university located somewhere else offers courses to people who are not fulltime students. verlenging مُلْحَق، فَرع لجامِعَه задочно обучение nástavba tilbygning die Ausdehnung παράρτημα πανεπιστημίου subsede, sucursal laiendamine دوره غیر تمام وقت؛ دوره شبانه avoin yliopisto extension שְׁלוּחָה ऐसे लोगों के लिए किसी विश्वविद्यालय में पाठ्यक्रम जो पूर्णकालिक छात्र नहीं हों sveučilišni tečajevi levelező oktatás program extension framlenging (programma per studenti universitari che non possono frequentare a tempo pieno) 延長 대학 공개 강좌 vakarinis filialas mācību iestādes filiāle program tambahan uitbreiding folkeuniversitet, fjernundervisning popularne kursy z zakresu wyższych studiów extensão extindere факультатив diaľkové vysokoškolské štúdium na pobočke školy program študija ob delu vanredne studije distanskurs ส่วนหนึ่งของมหาวิทยาลัยที่ตั้งอยู่ที่ใดที่นึงสำหรับนักศึกษาที่ไม่สามารถเรียนภาคปกติได้ yaygın eğitim kursu 函授 курси توسیعی chương trình mở rộng 函授

3 the process of extending. vergroting توسيع، تمديد، زيادَه протягам се zvětšení tilbygning; forlængelse die Ausdehnung προέκταση extensión paralleeltelefon توسعه؛ تمدید laajentaminen extension הַאֲרָכָה सीमा produživanje kinyújtás, kiterjesztés, meghosszabbítás menambah estensione 延長 연장, 확대 didinimas, išplėtimas pagarināšana; paplašināšana menambah uitbreiding; verlenging utvidelse, utbygging powiększanie, rozszerzanie extensão extindere расширение rozšírenie, zväčšenie podaljšanje, razširjenje produženje utsträckning, utsträckande การขยายออก uzatma 擴展 витягування; розширення وسیع بنانے کا عمل sự mở rộng 扩展

4 a telephone that operates on the same line as another They have a phone in the living-room and an extension in the bedroom. uitbreiding وَصْلَه، خط فَرْعي إضافي вътрешен телефон přípojka ekstra telefon die Erweiterung τηλέφωνο ντούμπλεξ extensión paralleeltelefon خط فرعی؛ خط داخلی alaliittymä combiné supplémentaire שְׁלוּחָה वर्धन, प्रसार više telefona na jednoj tel. liniji mellék(állomás) extension (telepon) (numero) interno （電話の）内線 구내(연접) 전화 papildomas telefonas otrs telefons (dzīvoklī) sambungan tweede (etc.) telefoontoestel; toestelnummer biapparat dodatkowy aparat дополнительный телефон prípojka, podvojná linka stranski priključek priključak extratelefon, sidoapparat โทรศัพท์ที่เป็นหมายเลขต่อจากสายตรง ek telefon, dahilî hat 電話分機 додатковий телефон ذیلی ، اضافی máy nhánh 电话分机

adj exˈtensive [-siv]

large in area or amount extensive plantations; He suffered extensive injuries in the accident. uitgestrek, uitgebreid, omvangryk واسِع، مُنْتَشِر، مُوَسَّع тежък rozsáhlý; četný udstrakt; omfattende ausgedehnt εκτεταμένος extenso, vasto ulatuslik پهناور؛ زیاد suurikokoinen vaste, étendu נִרחָב बड़ा, व्यापक velike kiterjedt luas yfirgripsmikill, víðtækur esteso, vasto 広範囲の 광범위한 platus, didelis plašs; ekstensīvs luas extensief vid, utstrakt, omfattende rozległy extensivo/extenso, vasto întins, extins обширный rozsiahly; početný obsežen prostran vidsträckt, omfattande กว้างขวาง geniş, büyük boyutta 廣闊的 обширний, просторий وسیع có phạm vi rộng 广阔的