by extension

English

Prepositional phrase

by extension

1. (logic) Used to connect the internal logic of two statements.

   He argued that the failure of a democratic government, by extension, meant the failure of the people.

   Synonyms: hence, consequently, therefore

2. (linguistics, semantics) In the broad sense; broadly

   Synonyms: sensu lato, lato sensu

3. (linguistics) figuratively, metaphorically

   Antonym: literally

Translations

logical consequence

• German: daher (de), demnach (de), demzufolge (de)
• Hungarian: ezáltal (hu), ennek révén, így aztán, következésképpen (hu)
• Spanish: por extensión

broadly

• Dutch: bij uitbreiding, overdrachtelijk (nl)
• Finnish: laajassa merkityksessä
• French: par extension (fr)
• German: im weiteren Sinne
• Hungarian: tágabb értelemben
• Spanish: por extensión