extend vs extent :

extend vs extent

extend or extent

Extend means to increase in extent or cause to last for a longer period of time.

"I hope they extend the duration for our tuition payment."

Extent is the space, area, volume to which an object or something extends.



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Definitions
  extend
  • 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
    My memory extends back to my fourth year of life
    The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets
  • v  span an interval of distance, space or time
    The war extended over five years
    My land extends over the hills on the horizon
  • v  make available; provide
    extend a loan
  • v  thrust or extend out
    extend a hand
  • v  reach outward in space
    The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk
  • v  offer verbally
    extend my greetings
  • 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
    extend the TV antenna
  • v  cause to move at full gallop
  • v  open or straighten out; unbend
    Can we extend the legs of this dining table?
  • 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
    extend the loan
  • v  continue or extend
    The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces
  • v  increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
    extend the casserole with a little rice
  extent
  • n  the point or degree to which something extends
    the extent of the damage
    the full extent of the law
    to a certain extent she was right
  • n  the distance or area or volume over which something extends
    the vast extent of the desert
    an orchard of considerable extent
News & Articles
  extend
  extent
  • Edward Snowden Is in a 'Safe Place' in Hong Kong
    The day after the U.S. government filed espionage charges against him, the first step in the process to have him extradited, Edward Snowden has revealed his current location -- to an extent. He is, surprisingly, in the same place he's always been. The South China Morning Post reports Snowden is still in Hong Kong. They don't elaborate where, though. Snowden is in a "safe place," he allegedly ...
    June 22, 2013 - The Atlantic Wire via Yahoo! News
  • Alberta Floods May Hurt Crop, Livestock Producers, Minister Says
    Alberta crop and livestock producers may suffer losses from floods affecting parts of the Canadian province, although officials won’t know the extent of damage until waters recede, Agriculture Minister Verlyn Olson said.
    June 22, 2013 - Bloomberg
  • UPDATED: Reader photos tell tale of devastation
    Across the Twin Cities, residents are discovering the extent of the damage left by Friday night's storm, with power out to more than a quarter million people and downed trees making streets impassable. Do you have photos you want to share with readers? Tag them #stribwx in Twitter or Instagram.
    June 22, 2013 - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune