extend
ik stend
- 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
- The resulting trial, sentencing and execution of German carpenter and ex-convict Bruno Richard Hauptmann for the crime would extend the infamy of the case four more years.
- The elderly can extend their sex lives beyond what God and their grandchildren imagined.
- One could be forgiven for wondering how it is that Spain, of all places, is on track to become the first country in the world to extend limited "human" rights to apes.