The cloud of smoke extended from one end of town to the other.
•It extended to the end of the road from our front gate.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
extend — [[t]ɪkste̱nd[/t]] ♦♦ extends, extending, extended 1) VERB If you say that something, usually something large, extends for a particular distance or extends from one place to another, you are indicating its size or position. [V for amount] The… … English dictionary
extend — ex|tend [ ık stend ] verb *** ▸ 1 continue in space/time ▸ 2 increase size/range etc. ▸ 3 offer greeting ▸ 4 increase length ▸ 5 lend money etc. ▸ 6 affect/include someone/something ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive extend from/into/over/beyond/for… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
extend */*/*/ — UK [ɪkˈstend] / US verb Word forms extend : present tense I/you/we/they extend he/she/it extends present participle extending past tense extended past participle extended 1) a) [intransitive] to continue for a particular distance or in a… … English dictionary
extend — ex‧tend [ɪkˈstend] verb 1. [transitive] to increase the period of time for which an agreement, contract etc is effective: • The company decided not to extend his employment contract. • The lease has been extended to five years. 2. [transitive] to … Financial and business terms
extend — ex|tend W2S3 [ıkˈstend] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(time)¦ 2¦(area/distance)¦ 3¦(size)¦ 4¦(include/affect)¦ 5¦(offer help/thanks)¦ 6¦(arms/legs)¦ 7¦(continue winning)¦ 8¦(furniture)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; O … Dictionary of contemporary English
extend*/*/*/ — [ɪkˈstend] verb 1) [T] to increase the size, time, or range of something The ground floor could be extended to allow for an extra bedroom.[/ex] The course has been extended to include the history of art.[/ex] I asked if I could extend my… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
extend — [14] Etymologically, to extend something is to ‘stretch it out’. The word comes from Latin extendere, a compound verb formed from the prefix ex ‘out’ and tendere ‘stretch’ (source of English tend and tension and a wide range of derivatives,… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
extend — [14] Etymologically, to extend something is to ‘stretch it out’. The word comes from Latin extendere, a compound verb formed from the prefix ex ‘out’ and tendere ‘stretch’ (source of English tend and tension and a wide range of derivatives,… … Word origins
extend — verb 1》 make larger or longer in space or time. ↘occupy a specified area or continue for a specified distance. 2》 hold (something) out towards someone. ↘offer or make available. 3》 (extend to) be applicable to. 4》 strain or exert to the… … English new terms dictionary
Psychology (The separation of) from philosophy — The separation of psychology from philosophy Studies in the sciences of mind 1815–1879 Edward S.Reed THE IMPOSSIBLE SCIENCE Traditional metaphysics The consensus of European opinion during and immediately after the Napoleonic era was that… … History of philosophy
English language idioms derived from baseball — B = * ballpark: in the ballpark, ballpark figure, and out of the ballpark mdash; Ballpark has been used to mean a broad area of approximation or similarity, or a range within which comparison is possible; this usage OED dates to 1960. Another… … Wikipedia
