Extendiéndose (en. Spreading)

/eks.ten.ˈdjen.do.se/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
verb
To increase in length, surface, or range.
The river is extending northward.
El río se está extendiendo hacia el norte.
To become broader or deeper in an abstract context.
Knowledge is spreading rapidly throughout the world.
El conocimiento se está extendiendo rápidamente por todo el mundo.
To prolong or extend something in time.
The event is extending longer than expected.
El evento se está extendiendo más de lo previsto.

Etymology

From the verb 'extender', which comes from the Latin 'extendere', meaning 'to extend or widen'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

extending a hand
Offering help or support.
extendiendo la mano
the word is spreading
The information is spreading among people.
se está extendiendo la voz
its roots are spreading
It refers to an effect or influence that expands over time.
sus raíces se están extendiendo

Related Words

extension
Increase in size or space.
extensión
to extend
To lengthen something in its form or duration.
extender
extensive
That has great length or width.
extenso

Slang Meanings

When something becomes more complicated or extensive.
The meeting has become extended, it never ends.
La reunión se ha puesto extendida, no acaba nunca.
When a fashion or trend spreads quickly.
That series is spreading everywhere, everyone is watching it.
Esa serie está extendiéndose por todas partes, todo el mundo la ve.