extended
5
4.1
- adjective
- /ɪkˈstɛndɪd/
:
extenso
- We have at least three engineers in our extended family who are very precise but pleasant fellows.
- extended families
- extended periods
- extended care
Like your family, but but extended, you know, take a walk.
- Like your family, but but extended, you know, take a walk.
- It has the coldest extended region that we know of.
- And so having the extra real estate there for like extended usage scenarios.
- How do we work as families, nuclear and extended, to support the well-being of children?
- I want to talk about the extended bravy universe that you've created.
- There's also an extended references section, which is very nice.
- They've reduced how flat or extended they would otherwise be.
Examples
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Throughout sub-Saharan Africa today, extended families are caring for more than 90 percent of orphaned children (UNICEF, 2003).
Academic text (2006) -
In all three Indian groups, the number of individuals living in extended families is very high compared to that of the U.S. population.
Academic text (1991) -
How do we work as families, nuclear and extended, to support the well-being of children?
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Throughout sub-Saharan Africa today, extended families are caring for more than 90 percent of orphaned children.
Academic text (2006) -
The following August, my extended family backpacked in the Mt. Zirkel Wilderness of Colorado.
Academic text (2008) -
At the reunion, my entire extended family gathered to celebrate together.
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Throughout the year, many extended families come together for holidays and special events.
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In their extended network, they support each other through life's challenges.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Bigger than average in size, number, or amount
∞
1.0
Very large in size, amount, or degree
∞
1.0
Large in size, amount, or range
842
2.1
Very large in size, amount, or effect
721
2.1
Very large in size or amount
330
4.1
Large in amount, range, or area
224
1.0
Wide from one side to the other
141
3.7
Very large in size, amount, or degree
139
3.2
Very large, much bigger than normal
65
3.8
Very large and affecting many people or places
34
5.0
Having a big effect on many people or things
26
5.4
Very large and wide, often used for places or plans
23
4.1
Covering many different subjects or areas
3
4.4
Much larger than usual for its kind
1
5.5
Stretched wide over a large area
Spread out far across a large area
Larger in size or number
Made longer in time or size
Antonyms
Compounds
48
2.7
A group of related people including parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins
- Specialized
1
4.4
A place that gives long-term medical care and help for people recovering
- Specialized
Soldiers spread far apart to avoid enemy fire and move across rough ground
- Specialized
A way of showing time in a simulation so events take longer than in real life
How Wide
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word extended comes from the parts ex- 'out' and tend 'to stretch', like in extension or tension. So when something is extended in area or range, it is 'stretched out' across a wide space.