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Defenition of the word extend

    • Defenition of the word extend

      • To draw out to greater length.
      • To use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity.
      • continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into athe remote mountain provinces"
      • 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"
      • prolong the time allowed for payment of: "extend the loan"
      • open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"
      • expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"
      • make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages"
      • reach outward in space; "This rock sticks out"; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk"
      • increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by addding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice"
      • cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just now?"
      • offer verbally: "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy"
      • lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer: "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"
      • 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"
      • 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"
      • extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!" "Extend your right arm above your head"
      • extend out and forward, as of a limb; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"
      • extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"
      • extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"
      • extend one''s limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head"
      • thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting"
      • 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"
      • continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
      • 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 the time allowed for payment of; "extend the loan"
      • 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"
      • 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"
      • offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy"
      • 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 ex
      • reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk"
      • extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
      • thrust or extend out
      • increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
      • continue or extend
      • lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
      • prolong the time allowed for payment of
      • extend in scope or range or area
      • expand the influence of
      • use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
      • open or straighten out; unbend
      • cause to move at full gallop
      • extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
      • offer verbally
      • make available; provide
      • stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
      • span an interval of distance, space or time
      • reach outward in space

    Synonyms for the word extend

      • broaden
      • carry
      • continue
      • cover
      • delay
      • develop
      • drag out
      • draw out
      • enlarge
      • expand
      • gallop
      • give
      • go
      • go on
      • hold out
      • increase
      • lead
      • lengthen
      • make bigger
      • make longer
      • offer
      • pass
      • poke out
      • postpone
      • proffer
      • prolong
      • protract
      • pull out
      • put off
      • put out
      • reach
      • reach out
      • run
      • run on
      • stick out
      • strain
      • stretch
      • stretch forth
      • stretch out
      • tender
      • unfold
      • widen

    Similar words in the extend

      • extend
      • extend to
      • extended
      • extending
      • extends
      • line
      • reach
      • run along
      • touch

    Hyponyms for the word extend

      • broaden
      • come
      • constellate
      • crane
      • cross
      • dot
      • extend
      • globalise
      • globalize
      • go deep
      • go far
      • hyperextend
      • overextend
      • overlap
      • overspread
      • overstrain
      • radiate
      • ray
      • ridge
      • span
      • spin
      • spin out
      • spread
      • spread-eagle
      • stretch
      • stretch out
      • stud
      • sweep
      • task
      • tax
      • temporise
      • temporize
      • territorialise
      • territorialize
      • traverse

    Hypernyms for the word extend

      • alter
      • apply
      • be
      • change
      • change form
      • change shape
      • continue
      • deform
      • draw out
      • employ
      • extend
      • furnish
      • gesticulate
      • gesture
      • give
      • increase
      • lengthen
      • modify
      • motion
      • pay
      • prolong
      • protract
      • provide
      • render
      • ride
      • sit
      • straighten
      • straighten out
      • strain
      • supply
      • tense
      • tense up
      • use
      • utilise
      • utilize

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