extended
ik sten duhd
- v extend in scope or range or area
The law was extended to all citizens - v stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- v span an interval of distance, space or time
The war extended over five years - v make available; provide
- v thrust or extend out
- v reach outward in space
- v offer verbally
- v extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
- v expand the influence of
The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent - v lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
She extended her visit by another day - v extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
- v cause to move at full gallop
- v open or straighten out; unbend
- v use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro - v prolong the time allowed for payment of
- v continue or extend
The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces - v increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
- s relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
an extended discussion - a fully extended or stretched forth
an extended telescope
his extended legs reached almost across the small room
refused to accept the extended hand - s drawn out or made longer spatially
the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes - s beyond the literal or primary sense
`hot off the press' shows an extended sense of `hot' - s large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
extended farm lands
surgeons with extended experience
- The Maoists gradually extended their influence over rural Nepal, and they are now able to attack anywhere, even carrying out assassinations and bombings inside Kathmandu.
- Two weeks ago, she was there again with a few members of her extended family.
- An extended interview with the king .