extend

EtymologyEdit

From Anglo-Norman and Old French estendre (French étendre), from Latin extendō (“I stretch out”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ɛkˈstɛnd/
• Rhymes: -ɛnd

VerbEdit

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).

SynonymsEdit

Derived termsEdit

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

TranslationsEdit

AnagramsEdit

• dentex