extensive

ex·ten·sive

 (ĭk-stĕn′sĭv)

adj.

1. Large in extent, range, or amount.

2. Of or relating to the cultivation of vast areas of land with a minimum of labor or expense.

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ex·ten′sive·ly adv.

ex·ten′sive·ness n.

extensive

(ɪkˈstɛnsɪv)

adj

1. having a large extent, area, scope, degree, etc; vast: extensive deserts; an extensive inheritance.

2. widespread: extensive coverage in the press.

3. (Agriculture) agriculture involving or farmed with minimum expenditure of capital or labour, esp depending on a large area of land. Compare intensive³

4. (General Physics) physics of or relating to a property, measurement, etc, of a macroscopic system that is proportional to the size of the system: heat is an extensive property. Compare intensive⁷

5. (Logic) logic

a. of or relating to logical extension

b. (of a definition) in terms of the objects to which the term applies rather than its meaning

exˈtensively adv

exˈtensiveness n

ex•ten•sive

(ɪkˈstɛn sɪv)

adj.

1. of great extent; wide; broad: an extensive area.

2. covering or extending over a great area: extensive travels.

3. comprehensive; far-reaching or thorough: extensive knowledge.

4. great in amount, number, or degree: extensive political influence.

5. of or having extension.

6. of or pertaining to a system of farming in which large tracts of land are cultivated with minimum labor and expense (opposed to intensive).

[1375–1425; < Late Latin extēnsīvus < Latin extēns(us), past participle of extendere to extend]

ex•ten′sive•ly, adv.

ex•ten′sive•ness, ex•ten•siv•i•ty (ˌɛk stɛnˈsɪv ɪ ti, ɪk-) n.

extended

– extensive

1. 'extended'

You use extended to describe things which last longer than usual.

...extended news bulletins on TV.

If smoked in large doses for an extended period, marijuana can be physically addictive.

2. 'extensive'

If something is extensive, it covers a large area.

...an extensive Roman settlement in north-west England.

An extensive effect is very great.

Many buildings suffered extensive damage in the blast.

Extensive also means 'covering many details'.

We had fairly extensive discussions.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	extensive - large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity; "an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England"; "extended farm lands"; "surgeons with extended experience"; "they suffered extensive damage" extended big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"
	2.	extensive - broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers" across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, encompassing, panoptic, wide, broad comprehensive - including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education"
	3.	extensive - of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor; "producing wheat under extensive conditions"; "agriculture of the extensive type" intensive - of agriculture; intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor; "intensive agriculture"; "intensive conditions"

extensive

adjective

1. large, considerable, substantial, spacious, wide, sweeping, broad, expansive, capacious, commodious This 18th century manor house is set in extensive grounds. large tight, narrow, restricted, confined, constricted, circumscribed

2. comprehensive, complete, thorough, lengthy, long, wide, wholesale, pervasive, protracted, all-inclusive The story received extensive coverage in the Times.
comprehensive restricted

3. great, large, huge, extended, vast, widespread, comprehensive, universal, large-scale, far-reaching, prevalent, far-flung, all-inclusive, voluminous, humongous or humungous (U.S. slang) The blast caused extensive damage.
great limited

extensive

adjective

1. Large in expanse:

ample, broad, expansive, spacious.

2. Notably above average in amount, size, or scope:

big, considerable, good, great, healthy, large, large-scale, sizable.

Informal: tidy.

3. Covering a wide scope:

all-around, all-inclusive, all-round, broad, broad-spectrum, comprehensive, expansive, extended, far-ranging, far-reaching, general, global, inclusive, large, overall, sweeping, wide-ranging, wide-reaching, widespread.

Translations

مـُمْتَدّواسِع، مُنْتَشِر، مُوَسَّع

rozsáhlý

udstrakt

aufwendigausgedehntausgiebigextensivumfangreich

εκτεταμένοςεκτενής

vasta

extensovastoampliocomprensivo

laajaavara

étenduextensiflargevasteample

prostran

kiterjedt

yfirgripsmikill, víîtækur

vastoampioestenseestensivoesteso

広い

광대한

uitgebreid

utstrakt

obszerny

extensivoextenso

обширный

rozsiahly

obsežen

omfattande

กว้างขวาง

genişbüyük boyutta

rộng rãi

广泛的广阔的广大的

extensive

[ɪksˈtensɪv] ADJ

1. (= covering large area) [grounds, estate, area] → extenso; [network, tour] → extenso, amplio; [surgery] → de envergadura; [burns] → de consideración

2. (= comprehensive) [collection, list] → extenso; [range, reforms, interests] → amplio; [enquiry, tests, research] → exhaustivo; [knowledge] → vasto, amplio
it got extensive coverage in the British papers → obtuvo una amplia cobertura en la prensa británica

3. (= considerable) [damage, investments] → considerable, importante; [experience] → amplio, vasto; [repairs] → de consideración; [powers] → amplio
many buildings suffered extensive damage in the blast → la explosión causó daños considerables or importantes en muchos edificios
to make extensive use of sth → usar or utilizar algo mucho
the machine developed a fault after extensive use → la máquina falló después de usarse mucho

extensive

[ɪkˈstɛnsɪv] adj

(= covering a wide area) → vaste
The castle is set in extensive grounds → Le château est situé au cœur d'un vaste domaine.

[damage, alterations] → considérable
The earthquake caused extensive damage → Le tremblement de terre a causé des dommages considérables.

(= wide-ranging) [inquiries] → approfondi(e); [discussions] → approfondi(e)

[use] [drugs, mobile phones] → largement répandu(e)
to make extensive use of sth → avoir largement recours à qch

extensive

adj area, land, forest, settlement, tour → ausgedehnt; plans, reforms, influence, powers, rights → weitreichend, weit reichend; research, range, menu, collection, alterations, repairs, surgery → umfangreich; burns, rash → großflächig; damage → beträchtlich; knowledge → umfassend, umfangreich; experience → reich, groß; network → weitverzweigt; view → weit; the facilities available are very extensive → es steht eine Vielzahl von Einrichtungen zur Verfügung; the story got or was given extensive coverage in the papers → über diese Geschichte wurde in der Presse ausführlich berichtet; we had fairly extensive discussions → wir haben es ziemlich ausführlich diskutiert; to make extensive use of something → etw häufig or viel benutzen

extensive

[ɪksˈtɛnsɪv] adj (grounds, forest, damage) → vasto/a, esteso/a; (knowledge, research) → approfondito/a; (inquiries, reforms, investments) → su vasta scala; (use) → largo/a; (alterations) → radicale
extensive farming → agricoltura estensiva

extend

(ikˈstend) verb

1. to make longer or larger. He extended his vegetable garden. uitbrei يُوَسِّع نِطاق، يُطيل разширявам estender rozšířit ausdehnen forlænge; udbygge; udvide προεκτείνω, επεκτείνω, παρατείνωampliar 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 uitbreidenutvide, bygge ut powiększać پراختيا 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 estender-se rozprostírat se sich erstrecken strække; gå εκτείνομαιextender ulatuma وسعت یافتن؛ امتداد داشتن ulottua étendre לְהַאֲרִיך निमंत्रण देना protezati (ki)terjed meluas ná, teygja sig estendersi 広がる 이르다, 걸치다 siekti, tęstis plesties diperluaskan zich uitstrekkenstrekke seg rozciągać (się) پراختيا 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 estender natáhnout ausstrecken række frem 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 پراختيا وركول،كش وركول 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 предлагам dar nabídnout anbieten give προσφέρωofrecer, 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 toekomengi, visewyrazić, proponować تقديمول،وړاندى كول dar a da оказывать ponúknuť (po)nuditi ponuditi framföra เสนอให้ sunmak 給予 висловлювати پیشکش کرنا gửi tới 给予

exˈtension (-ʃən) noun

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 extensão přístavba; prodloužení der Anbau, die Verlängerung tilbygning; forlængelse; ekstra telefon επέκταση, παράτασηextensión, ampliación pikendus, lisa- ضمیمه؛ تمدید laajennus extensionהרחבה 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 تمديد،ادامه وركول extensão anexă; prelungire пристройка; продление prístavba; predĺženie; prípojka podaljšek produženje utbyggnad, utökning, utsträckning การเพิ่ม ek 附加部份，擴建部份 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 extensão nástavba die Ausdehnung tilbygning παράρτημα πανεπιστημίου subsede, sucursal laiendamine دوره غیر تمام وقت؛ دوره شبانه avoin yliopisto extensionשלוחה 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 uitbreidingfolkeuniversitet, fjernundervisning popularne kursy z zakresu wyższych studiów د شپى دوره extensão extindere факультатив diaľkové vysokoškolské štúdium na pobočke školy program študija ob delu vanredne studije distanskurs หลักสูตรเพิ่มเติม yaygın eğitim kursu 函授 курси توسیعی chương trình mở rộng 函授

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

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 extensão přípojka die Erweiterung ekstra telefon τηλέφωνο ντούμπλεξ extensión paralleeltelefon خط فرعی؛ خط داخلی alaliittymä combiné supplémentaire שלוחה 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 telefoontoestel; toestelnummerbiapparat dodatkowy aparat كورنى خط дополнительный телефон prípojka, podvojná linka stranski priključek priključak extratelefon, sidoapparat โทรศัพท์สายพ่วง ek telefon, dahilî hat 電話分機 додатковий телефон ذیلی ، اضافی máy nhánh 电话分机

exˈtensive (-siv) adjective

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

extensive

→ مـُمْتَدّ rozsáhlý udstrakt weitläufig εκτεταμένος extenso laaja complet prostran ampio 広い 광대한 uitgebreid utstrakt obszerny extenso обширный omfattande กว้างขวาง geniş rộng rãi 广泛的

extensive

adj exhaustivo; — testing pruebas exhaustivas