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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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Agriculture involving or farmed with minimum expenditure of capital or labour, esp depending on a large area of land Compare intensive [3] 4. (Physics / 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 intensive [7] 5. (Philosophy / 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 extensively adv extensiveness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 Translations 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) 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 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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She has also extensive commerce with Portugal, Spain, and Britain, and, with respect to the two latter, has, in addition, the circumstance of neighborhood to attend to. The tortoise--as the alderman of Bristol, well learned in eating, knows by much experience--besides the delicious calipash and calipee, contains many different kinds of food; nor can the learned reader be ignorant, that in human nature, though here collected under one general name, is such prodigious variety, that a cook will have sooner gone through all the several species of animal and vegetable food in the world, than an author will be able to exhaust so extensive a subject. It is not for us to blame any expectations on your father's side of your marrying to advantage; where possessions are so extensive as those of your family, the wish of increasing them, if not strictly reasonable, is too common to excite surprize or resentment. |
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