Extend Definition

Contents

• 1 English
  • 1.1 Etymology
  • 1.2 Verb
    • 1.2.1 Synonyms
    • 1.2.2 Derived terms
    • 1.2.3 Translations
  • 1.3 Anagrams

English

Etymology

Latin extendere, ‘to stretch out’.

Verb

to extend (third-person singular simple present extends, present participle extending, simple past and past participle extended)

1. (intransitive) To increase in extent.
2. (intransitive) To possess a certain extent.
3. (transitive) To cause to increase in extent.
4. (transitive) To cause to last for a longer period of time.
5. (transitive) To straighten (a limb).

Synonyms

Derived terms

• extendible (adjective)
• extensible (adjective)
• extensive (adjective)
• extension
• extent

Anagrams

• dentex

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