extend, lengthen, prolong, protract mean to draw out or add to so as to increase in length. extend and lengthen imply a drawing out in space or time but extend may also imply increase in width, scope, …

The bar has recently extended its opening hours (= made them longer). I need to extend my visa (= make it last longer).

To be or become long, large, or comprehensive: influence that extended to other continents; table legs that extend by unscrewing. [Middle English extenden, from Old French extendre, from Latin …

If you extend something, you make it last longer than before or end at a later date. They have extended the deadline by twenty-four hours.

Definition of extend verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

EXTEND definition: to stretch out; draw out to the full length. See examples of extend used in a sentence.

to stretch forth or hold out, as the arm or hand: to extend one's hand in greeting. to place at full length, esp. horizontally, as the body or limbs. prolong: to extend a visit. spread out in area: A huge tent was …

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The verb extend can have several related meanings, including thrust out, continue, broaden, expand, unfold, span, or increase in scope.