American English pronunciation
How to pronounce extended
IPA transcription: [ɪks'tɛndəd]
Pronunciation variants: [ɪks'tɛndəd][ɪks'tɛndɪd]
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Verb
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stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
“Service runs all the way to Cranbury”
“His knowledge doesn't go very far”
“My memory extends back to my fourth year of life”
“The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets”
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span an interval of distance, space or time
“The war extended over five years”
“The period covered the turn of the century”
“My land extends over the hills on the horizon”
“This farm covers some 200 acres”
“The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles”
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extend in scope or range or area
“The law was extended to all citizens”
“widen the range of applications”
“broaden your horizon”
“Extend your backyard”
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thrust or extend out
“He held out his hand”
“point a finger”
“extend a hand”
“the bee exserted its sting”
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extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
“Stretch your legs!”
“Extend your right arm above your head”
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reach outward in space
“The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk”
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extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
“Unfold the newspaper”
“stretch out that piece of cloth”
“extend the TV antenna”
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make available; provide
“extend a loan”
“The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages”
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offer verbally
“extend my greetings”
“He offered his sympathy”
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lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
“We prolonged our stay”
“She extended her visit by another day”
“The meeting was drawn out until midnight”
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use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
“He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro”
“Don't strain your mind too much”
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continue or extend
“The civil war carried into the neighboring province”
“The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces”
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expand the influence of
“The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent”
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cause to move at full gallop
“Did you gallop the horse just now?”
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open or straighten out; unbend
“Can we extend the legs of this dining table?”
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prolong the time allowed for payment of
“extend the loan”
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increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
“stretch the soup by adding some more cream”
“extend the casserole with a little rice”
Adjective
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fully extended or stretched forth
“an extended telescope”
“his extended legs reached almost across the small room”
“refused to accept the extended hand”
Adjective
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relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
“a drawn-out argument”
“an extended discussion”
“a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law”
“a prolonged and bitter struggle”
“protracted negotiations”
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large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
“an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England”
“extended farm lands”
“surgeons with extended experience”
“they suffered extensive damage”
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drawn out or made longer spatially
“Picasso's elongated Don Quixote”
“lengthened skirts are fashionable this year”
“the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes”
“a prolonged black line across the page”
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beyond the literal or primary sense
“`hot off the press' shows an extended sense of `hot'”
Usage examples
- It can be extended with dozens of available plugins.
- It is located in western Saudi Arabia and has an extended coastline.
- Depending on the aircraft type, flaps may be partially extended for takeoff.
- Walker had its start when the railroad was extended to that point.
- Her weariness even extended to betraying state secrets to Henry.
- The nation experienced an extended period of economic prosperity during the Clinton presidency.
- Delaney also wrote a six-chapter companion book, extended with four tales from Irish mythology.
- The album ends with "She's a Healer", an extended jam.
- Her talent extended to directing as well as acting.
- Later this name was extended to the nearby cape.