to extend

Examples

• All

• All we're going to do is extend our side lengths.

• There are also options to extend the loan term.

• A couple of years later we extended this so it became worldwide.

  Lex Fridman

• State courts often extend voting hours and things like that.

• Oh, so you can extend your vacation?

  Igby Goes Down (2002)

• But her achievements extend far beyond the runway.

• All this is evidence of authentic learning that extends beyond the lesson and even the classroom.

  Academic text (2012)

• We'll extend the house-to-house canvas by four blocks.

  The Glimmer Man (1996)

• NATO allies are, however, likely to extend their presence on the ground in the Baltic state.

  Academic text (2015)

• The teacher decided to extend the deadline for the assignment to give students more time.

Synonyms

E

to expand

vsto extend

917 2.5

To grow larger in size, amount, or importance

is similar but also covers duration and influence, not only growth in size

S

to spread

vsto extend

768 1.6

To put a thin layer over a surface

includes that covering but also means lasting longer or widening influence

C

to carry

vsto extend

475 3.4

Extend an effect into another place or time

is more general, covering physical, temporal, and influence increases

C

to cover

vsto extend

222 3.3

To go across an area or distance

is more general, also implying active increase of range or influence

S

to stretch

vsto extend

129 4.8

Make something seem bigger than it really is

is similar but generally neutral, without suggesting exaggeration

E

to extend to

vsto extend

123 3.4

Reach up to a certain point or limit

is broader, meaning increase in time, area, influence, or scope

B

to broaden

vsto extend

90 3.9

To make or become wider and include more things

is broader, also applying to time, distance, and influence increases

C

to continue

vsto extend

84 1.1

To last over a distance or time

adds active increase or expansion, not only passive continuation

P

to prolong

vsto extend

76 3.9

To make something last longer

is broader, also including spatial reach and increase in influence

E

to enlarge

vsto extend

67 3.0

To make something bigger in size or amount

covers size change but also duration, scope, and influence beyond physical growth

L

to lengthen

vsto extend

30 2.4

Make something longer in size, distance, or time

is more general, also covering increase of scope or influence

D

to draw out

vsto extend

21 4.0

Make a conversation or event last longer than usual

is the neutral act of making duration longer without negative sense

E

to elongate

vsto extend

7 5.8

To make something longer by stretching or pulling it

includes that physical lengthening but also nonphysical scope or duration increases

S

to stretch along

vsto extend

4 4.2

To continue for a long distance along a narrow area

is broader, applying to many shapes of area and to time or scope

P

to protract

vsto extend

2 7.8

To make something last longer than it needs to

shares time extension but is neutral, not implying excess

O

to outstretch

vsto extend

1 4.2

To reach farther than something else, for example an arm or bridge

is wider, including temporal and abstract increases beyond physical reach

Antonyms

R

to reduce

∞ 1.6

To make something smaller in amount, size, or number

D

to diminish

147 3.7

To become less in size, importance, or value

Idioms

E

to extend a hand

• Informal

5 2.9

To offer help or friendship by reaching out your hand to someone

E

to extend an olive branch

• Informal

2 4.2

Offer to make peace after an argument

Phrasal Verbs

E

to extend to

123 3.4

Reach up to a certain point or limit

E

to extend oneself

1 6.9

To make a big effort beyond your usual limits

How Extensive

to encompass

69 5.1

to expand

917 2.5

to extend

520 3.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology