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extensively

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ex·ten·sive  (k-stnsv)
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.

ex·tensive·ly adv.
ex·tensive·ness n.
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Adv.1.extensively - in a widespread way; "oxidation ponds are extensively used for sewage treatment in the Midwest"
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extensively [ɪksˈtensɪvlɪ] ADV
1. (= on a large scale) [work, travel] → mucho; [write, speak] → ampliamente, mucho; [damage] → considerablemente; [restore, modify] → considerablemente, en gran parte
he travelled extensively in Mexicoviajó mucho por México
the story was covered extensively in the papersla historia tuvo una amplia cobertura en la prensa
these grapes are grown extensively in Bordeauxestas uvas se cultivan extensamente en Burdeos
2. (= in detail) [discuss, write] → mucho; [study, research, revise] → exhaustivamente, a fondo
I have quoted extensively from the articlehe utilizado muchas citas del artículo

extensively [ɪkˈstɛnsɪvli] adv [altered, damaged] → considérablement
He's travelled extensively → Il a beaucoup voyagé.
The building was extensively renovated last year → Le bâtiment a été largement rénové l'année dernière.

extensively
adv travel, write, workviel; use, growhäufig; research, report, write, discuss, quoteausführlich; modify, alterbeträchtlich; restorezum großen Teil; the clubhouse was extensively damagedan dem Klubhaus entstand ein größerer or beträchtlicher Schaden; the chassis was extensively modifiedam Chassis wurden umfangreiche Änderungen vorgenommen; this edition has been extensively reviseddiese Ausgabe ist grundlegend überarbeitet worden; I have quoted extensively from the articleich habe umfangreiche Zitate aus dem Artikel verwendet; the extensively reported or covered trialder Prozess, über den ausführlich berichtet wurde

extensively [ɪksˈtɛnsɪvlɪ] adv (altered, damaged) → radicalmente; (study, investigate) → a fondo; (use, travel) → molto
he's travelled extensively → ha viaggiato molto
extensively [ɪksˈtɛnsɪvlɪ] adv (altered, damaged) → radicalmente; (study, investigate) → a fondo; (use, travel) → molto
he's travelled extensively → ha viaggiato molto

extensively بشكل مُوَسَّع značně vidt weitreichend εκτεταμένα exhaustivamente laajalti complètement opsežno ampiamente 広く 광범위하게 uitgebreid i stor utstrekning obszernie extensivamente в значительной степени i stor utsträckning อย่างกว้างขวาง uzun uzadıya một cách rộng rãi 广阔地


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But, thanks to the nationality of the victim of the shock, thanks to the reputation of the company to which the vessel belonged, the circumstance became extensively circulated.
As his studies, at a previous period of his life, had made him extensively acquainted with the medical science of the day, it was as a physician that he presented himself and as such was cordially received.
Her naturally bright intelligence had begun to admit the fatalistic convictions common to field-folk and those who associate more extensively with natural phenomena than with their fellow-creatures; and she accordingly drifted into that passive responsiveness to all things her lover suggested, characteristic of the frame of mind.
 
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