Extender (en. Extend)

/eks'tendeɾ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To increase the length or size of something.

I am going to extend the table so that more people can fit.

Voy a extender la mesa para que quepan más personas.

To prolong in time.

They decided to extend the meeting by one more hour.

Decidieron extender la reunión por una hora más.

To disseminate something.

We want to extend the information about the event to more people.

Queremos extender la información sobre el evento a más personas.

From Latin 'extendere', which means 'to extend' or 'to prolong'.

extend a hand

to offer help or support to someone.

extender la mano

spread like wildfire

to spread quickly.

extenderse como la pólvora

extension

action of extending something.

extensión

extender

that extends or elongates.

extensor

extensibility

capacity to extend.

extensibilidad

To informally expand an event or activity.

The concert is going to extend until midnight.

El concierto se va a extender hasta la medianoche.

To initiate a conversation or discussion about a specific topic.

I am going to extend the topic of politics in the next talk.

Voy a extender el tema de la política en la próxima charla.