extend

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.2.3 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

Latin extendere, ‘to stretch out’.

[edit] Verb

to extend (third-person singular simple present extends, present participle extending, simple past and past participle extended)

1. (intransitive) To increase in extent.
2. (intransitive) To possess a certain extent.
3. (transitive) To cause to increase in extent.
4. (transitive) To cause to last for a longer period of time.
5. (transitive) To straighten (a limb).

[edit] Synonyms

enlarge expand increase

lengthen stretch widen

[edit] Derived terms

• extendible (adjective)
• extensible (adjective)
• extensive (adjective)
• extension
• extent

[edit] Translations