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EXTEND
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they extend ... he / she / it extends
Past simple: extended
Past participle: extended
-ing form: extending
Sense 1
Meaning:
Extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
Example:
Extend your right arm above your head
Synonyms:
extend; stretch
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "extend" is one way to...):
strain; tense; tense up (cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "extend"):
spread-eagle (stretch out completely)
crane; stretch out (stretch (the neck) so as to see better)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
extension (act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb)
extensor (a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Thrust or extend out
Example:
the bee exserted its sting
Synonyms:
exsert; extend; hold out; put out; stretch forth; stretch out
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "extend" is one way to...):
gesticulate; gesture; motion (show, express or direct through movement)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "extend"):
hyperextend (extend a joint beyond its normal range)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
extendible (capable of being lengthened)
extensible (capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out)
extensor (a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
Example:
extend the casserole with a little rice
Synonyms:
extend; stretch
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "extend" is one way to...):
increase (make bigger or more)
Verb group:
adulterate; debase; dilute; load; stretch (corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 4
Meaning:
Continue or extend
Example:
The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces
Synonyms:
carry; extend
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "extend" is one way to...):
continue (exist over a prolonged period of time)
Verb group:
draw out; extend; prolong; protract (lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer)
extend (prolong the time allowed for payment of)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Sense 5
Meaning:
Lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
Example:
The meeting was drawn out until midnight
Synonyms:
draw out; extend; prolong; protract
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "extend" is one way to...):
lengthen (make longer)
Verb group:
carry; extend (continue or extend)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "extend"):
extend (prolong the time allowed for payment of)
temporise; temporize (draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time)
spin; spin out (prolong or extend)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
extendible (capable of being lengthened)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Prolong the time allowed for payment of
Example:
extend the loan
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "extend" is one way to...):
draw out; extend; prolong; protract (lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer)
Verb group:
carry; extend (continue or extend)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
extendible (capable of being lengthened)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Extend in scope or range or area
Example:
Extend your backyard
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "extend" is one way to...):
increase (make bigger or more)
Verb group:
expand; extend (expand the influence of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "extend"):
broaden (make broader)
territorialise; territorialize (extend by adding territory)
globalise; globalize (make world-wide in scope or application)
stretch (extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
extent (the point or degree to which something extends)
extensive (large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity)
extension (act of expanding in scope; making more widely available)
Sense 8
Meaning:
Expand the influence of
Example:
The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent
Synonyms:
expand; extend
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "extend" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Verb group:
broaden; extend; widen (extend in scope or range or area)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 9
Meaning:
Use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
Example:
Don't strain your mind too much
Synonyms:
extend; strain
Classified under:
Hypernyms (to "extend" is one way to...):
apply; employ; use; utilise; utilize (put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "extend"):
overextend; overstrain (strain excessively)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 10
Meaning:
Open or straighten out; unbend
Example:
Can we extend the legs of this dining table?
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "extend" is one way to...):
straighten; straighten out (make straight)
Verb group:
extend; stretch; stretch out; unfold (extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
extendible (capable of being lengthened)
extensible (capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out)
Sense 11
Meaning:
Cause to move at full gallop
Example:
Did you gallop the horse just now?
Synonyms:
extend; gallop
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "extend" is one way to...):
ride; sit (sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions)
Domain category:
horseback riding; riding (travel by being carried on horseback)
equitation; horseback riding; riding (the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 12
Meaning:
Extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
Example:
extend the TV antenna
Synonyms:
extend; stretch; stretch out; unfold
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "extend" is one way to...):
change form; change shape; deform (assume a different shape or form)
Verb group:
extend (open or straighten out; unbend)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
extensible (capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out)
Sense 13
Meaning:
Offer verbally
Example:
He offered his sympathy
Synonyms:
extend; offer
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "extend" is one way to...):
give; pay (convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow)
Verb group:
extend; offer (make available; provide)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Sense 14
Meaning:
Make available; provide
Example:
The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages
Synonyms:
extend; offer
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "extend" is one way to...):
furnish; provide; render; supply (give something useful or necessary to)
Verb group:
extend; offer (offer verbally)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Sense 15
Meaning:
Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
Example:
The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "extend" is one way to...):
be (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere)
Verb group:
range; run (change or be different within limits)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "extend"):
come (extend or reach)
radiate; ray (extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center)
go deep; go far (extend in importance or range)
underrun (run or pass below)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Also:
extend to (to extend as far as)
Derivation:
extent (the distance or area or volume over which something extends)
Sense 16
Meaning:
Span an interval of distance, space or time
Example:
The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles
Synonyms:
continue; cover; extend
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "extend" is one way to...):
be (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere)
Verb group:
cover (hold within range of an aimed firearm)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "extend"):
cross; span; sweep; traverse (to cover or extend over an area or time period)
sweep (cover the entire range of)
overlap (extend over and cover a part of)
overspread; spread (spread across or over)
ridge (extend in ridges)
constellate; dot; stud (scatter or intersperse like dots or studs)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Derivation:
extent (the distance or area or volume over which something extends)
Sense 17
Meaning:
Reach outward in space
Example:
The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "extend" is one way to...):
be (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Derivation:
extendible (capable of being lengthened)
extensible (capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out)
Context examples:
Scorching temperatures, low precipitation, strong sunlight and low wind speeds allow heat and poor-quality air to stagnate in a given location for an extended period of time.
(Dangers of Concurrent Heat Waves, Air Pollution, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
A touch of red in nose and cheeks, with a slight tremor of his extended hand, recalled Holmes’ surmise as to his habits.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
His voice was as smooth and suave as his countenance, as he advanced with a plump little hand extended, murmuring his regret for having missed us at his first visit.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
He was still gazing at his extended finger when Madge began to speak.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
There is no need of going into an extended recital of our suffering in the small boat during the many days we were driven and drifted, here and there, willy-nilly, across the ocean.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
But indeed few of them extend even to that length.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
She extended both hands toward him piteously, and started forward to meet him.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
On the last occasion he had remarked that if my friend would only come with me he would be glad to extend his hospitality to him also.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Something added to extend a whole and to make an addition.
(Accessory, NCI Thesaurus)
Mammalian cell motility requires actin polymerization in the direction of movement to change membrane shape and extend cytoplasm into lamellipodia.
(Actin Branching Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
