extend
21extend — verb 1) he attempted to extend his dominions Syn: expand, enlarge, increase, make larger, make bigger; lengthen, widen, broaden Ant: reduce, shrink 2) the garden extends down to the road …
22extend — extendible, extendable, adj. extendibility, extendability, n. /ik stend /, v.t. 1. to stretch out; draw out to the full length: He extended the measuring tape as far as it would go. 2. to stretch, draw, or arrange in a given direction, or so as… …
23extend — verb ADVERB ▪ greatly, significantly ▪ Next year we will greatly extend the range of goods that we sell. PREPOSITION ▪ beyond ▪ The country s power extends far beyond its military …
24extend — Synonyms and related words: abide, accord, add to, adjourn, administer, advance, afford, aggrandize, allocate, allot, allow, amplify, arch over, attain, augment, award, balloon, be lengthy, be prolonged, beef up, belong, bestow, bestow on,… …
25extend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. continue, lengthen, elongate, widen, enlarge, stretch, draw out, prolong, protract, expand, spread, broaden; increase; hold out, proffer, offer, impart, bestow. See increase, length. Ant., shorten. II …
26extend — verb 1) we ve extended the kitchen Syn: expand, enlarge, increase, lengthen, widen, broaden 2) the garden extends to the road Syn: continue, carry on, stretch, reach 3) …
27extend*/*/*/ — [ɪkˈstend] verb 1) [T] to increase the size, time, or range of something The ground floor could be extended to allow for an extra bedroom.[/ex] The course has been extended to include the history of art.[/ex] I asked if I could extend my… …
28extend — Term lends itself to great variety of meanings, which must in each case be gathered from context. It may mean to expand, enlarge, prolong, lengthen, widen, carry or draw out further than the original limit; e.g., to extend the time for filing an… …
29extend — Term lends itself to great variety of meanings, which must in each case be gathered from context. It may mean to expand, enlarge, prolong, lengthen, widen, carry or draw out further than the original limit; e.g., to extend the time for filing an… …
30extend to — verb to extend as far as (Freq. 4) The sunlight reached the wall Can he reach? The chair must not touch the wall • Syn: ↑reach, ↑touch • See Also: ↑reach out ( …