extend
//ɛkˈstɛnd//
Forms
- present (v1)
- extend
- past (v2)
- extended
- past participle (v3)
- extended
- present participle
- extending
- 3rd person singular
- extends
Definitions
1.To increase in extent.
2.To possess a certain extent; to cover an amount of space.
- The desert extended for miles in all directions.
- Szechuan extends from the Wushan Mountains in the east to the Chinsha River, the upper reaches of the Yangtse: in the west.
3.To cause to increase in extent.
4.To cause to last for a longer period of time.
1.Misspelling of extent.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1651
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Word family
Etymology
From Middle English extenden
From Anglo-Norman extendre, estendre
From Latin extendō (“to stretch out”).