EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Anglo-Norman and Old French estendre (French étendre), from Latin extendō (“I stretch out”).
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
extend (third-person singular simple present extends, present participle extending, simple past and past participle extended)
- (intransitive) To increase in extent.
- (intransitive) To possess a certain extent.
- (transitive) To cause to increase in extent.
- (transitive) To cause to last for a longer period of time.
- (transitive) To straighten (a limb).
SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
- extendible (adjective)
- extensible (adjective)
- extensive (adjective)
- extension
- extent
TranslationsEdit
to increase in extent
to possess a certain extent
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to cause to increase in extent
to cause to last for a longer period of time
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