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, …

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 …

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

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

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 …

If you extend something, you make it longer or bigger. This year they have introduced three new products to extend their range. [VERB noun]

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EXTEND meaning: 1 : to cause (something, such as your arm or leg) to straighten out or to stretch out; 2 : to become longer or to be able to become longer

Some common synonyms of extend are lengthen, prolong, and protract. While all these words mean "to draw out or add to so as to increase in length," extend and lengthen imply a drawing …