Meaning & Definition of Extend in English

1. 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"

2. 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"

3. 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"

• "The archipelago continues for another 500 miles"

4. Make available

• Provide

• "Extend a loan"

• "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages"

5. Thrust or extend out

• "He held out his hand"

• "Point a finger"

• "Extend a hand"

• "The bee exserted its sting"

6. Reach outward in space

• "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk"

7. Offer verbally

• "Extend my greetings"

• "He offered his sympathy"

8. Extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body

• "Stretch your legs!"

• "Extend your right arm above your head"

9. Expand the influence of

• "The king extended his rule to the eastern part of the continent"

10. 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"

11. Extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length

• "Unfold the newspaper"

• "Stretch out that piece of cloth"

• "Extend the tv antenna"

12. Cause to move at full gallop

• "Did you gallop the horse just now?"

13. Open or straighten out

• Unbend

• "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"

14. 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"

15. Prolong the time allowed for payment of

• "Extend the loan"

16. Continue or extend

• "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"

• "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"

17. 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"