We extended the antenna to its full length.
•Extend your arm to the wall and see how straight you can make it.
2. to push a stated deadline further into the future. •I will extend the deadline to Friday.
•We cannot extend the due date to next month.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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 — [[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 — [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 — 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 — /Ik stend/ verb 1 CONTINUE (intransitive always + adv/prep) to continue for a particular distance or over a particular area: across/over/through etc: The River Nile extends as far as Lake Victoria. | extend 100 km/30 yards etc: Smith Point… … Longman 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 to — verb to extend as far as (Freq. 4) The sunlight reached the wall Can he reach? The chair must not touch the wall • Syn: ↑reach, ↑touch • See Also: ↑reach out ( … Useful english dictionary
extend — /ɪk stend/ verb 1. to offer something ● to extend credit to a customer 2. to make something longer ● Her contract of employment was extended for two years. ● We have extended the deadline for making the appointment by two weeks … Dictionary of banking and finance
