EXTEND
\ɛkstˈɛnd], \ɛkstˈɛnd], \ɛ_k_s_t_ˈɛ_n_d]\
Definitions of EXTEND
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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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"
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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"
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expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"
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prolong the time allowed for payment of; "extend the loan"
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offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy"
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make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages"
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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".
By Princeton University
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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"
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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"
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expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"
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prolong the time allowed for payment of; "extend the loan"
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offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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To enlarge, as a surface or volume; to expand; to spread; to amplify; as, to extend metal plates by hammering or rolling them.
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To enlarge; to widen; to carry out further; as, to extend the capacities, the sphere of usefulness, or commerce; to extend power or influence; to continue, as time; to lengthen; to prolong; as, to extend the time of payment or a season of trail.
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To hold out or reach forth, as the arm or hand.
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To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply; as, to extend sympathy to the suffering.
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To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating additions; as, to extend liquors.
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To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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To enlarge, as a surface or volume; to expand; to spread; to amplify; as, to extend metal plates by hammering or rolling them.
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To enlarge; to widen; to carry out further; as, to extend the capacities, the sphere of usefulness, or commerce; to extend power or influence; to continue, as time; to lengthen; to prolong; as, to extend the time of payment or a season of trail.
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To hold out or reach forth, as the arm or hand.
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To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply; as, to extend sympathy to the suffering.
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To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating additions; as, to extend liquors.
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To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To stretch out: to prolong in any direction: to enlarge: to widen: to hold out: to bestow or impart.
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To stretch: to be continued in length or breadth.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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