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, …

[ I ] Farmland extends for miles in every direction. [ I ] The meeting extended into the late hours of the night. [ T ] He extended his hand to greet me.

to extend one's hand in greeting. to place at full length, especially horizontally, as the body or limbs. to increase the length or duration of; lengthen; prolong. to extend a visit. to stretch out in …

Jul 18, 2016 · If you say that something, usually something large, extends for a particular distance or extends from one place to another, you are indicating its size or position.

2. to last for a certain time: his schooling extended for three years. 3. (intr) to reach a certain point in time or distance: the land extends five miles. 4. (intr) to exist or occur: the trees extended throughout the area.

The verb extend can have several related meanings, including thrust out, continue, broaden, expand, unfold, span, or increase in scope.

"Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"

Their influence extends well beyond their immediate circle of friends. The organization soon extended [= reached] across the country. His popularity extends from coast to coast.

Synonyms for EXTENDS: lengthens, stretches, increases, prolongs, elongates, expands, draws out, drags (out); Antonyms of EXTENDS: shortens, reduces, decreases, cuts, diminishes, lessens, curtails, abridges

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