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English to English verb
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extend in scope or range or area |  | Example: The law was extended to all citizens
widen the range of applications
broaden your horizon
Extend your backyard
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stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point | | Example: 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
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span an interval of distance, space or time | | Example: 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
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make available; provide | | Example: extend a loan
The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages
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thrust or extend out | | Example: He held out his hand
point a finger
extend a hand
the bee exserted its sting
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reach outward in space | | Example: The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk
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offer verbally | | Example: extend my greetings
He offered his sympathy
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extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body | | Example: Stretch your legs!
Extend your right arm above your head
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expand the influence of | | Example: The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent
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lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer | | Example: We prolonged our stay
She extended her visit by another day
The meeting was drawn out until midnight
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extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length | | Example: Unfold the newspaper
stretch out that piece of cloth
extend the TV antenna
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cause to move at full gallop | | Example: Did you gallop the horse just now?
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open or straighten out; unbend | | Example: Can we extend the legs of this dining table?
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use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity | | Example: He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro
Don't strain your mind too much
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prolong the time allowed for payment of | | Example: extend the loan
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continue or extend | | Example: The civil war carried into the neighboring province
The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces
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increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance | | Example: stretch the soup by adding some more cream
extend the casserole with a little rice
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To stretch out; to prolong in space; to carry forward or continue in length; as, to extend a line in surveying; to extend a cord across the street. | | source: webster1913
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