Dictionary entry details
• EXTEND (verb)
Meaning:
Extend in scope or range or area
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
extend; broaden; widen
Context examples:
The law was extended to all citizens / widen the range of applications / broaden your horizon / Extend your backyard
Hypernyms (to "extend" is one way to...):
increase (make bigger or more)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "extend"):
broaden (make broader)
territorialise; territorialize (extend by adding territory)
globalise; globalize (make world-wide in scope or application)
stretch (extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
extend; run; lead; pass; go
Context examples:
Service runs all the way to Cranbury / His knowledge doesn't go very far / My memory extends back to my fourth year of life / The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets
Hypernyms (to "extend" is one way to...):
be (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "extend"):
come (extend or reach)
radiate; ray (extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center)
go deep; go far (extend in importance or range)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Also:
extend to (to extend as far as)
Meaning:
Span an interval of distance, space or time
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
extend; cover; continue
Context examples:
The war extended over five years / The period covered the turn of the century / My land extends over the hills on the horizon / This farm covers some 200 acres / The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles
Hypernyms (to "extend" is one way to...):
be (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "extend"):
ridge (extend in ridges)
overspread; spread (spread across or over)
overlap (extend over and cover a part of)
sweep (cover the entire range of)
cross; span; sweep; traverse (to cover or extend over an area or time period)
constellate; dot; stud (scatter or intersperse like dots or studs)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Make available; provide
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
extend; offer
Context examples:
extend a loan / The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages
Hypernyms (to "extend" is one way to...):
furnish; provide; render; supply (provide or furnish with)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Meaning:
Thrust or extend out
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
exsert; hold out; stretch forth; stretch out; put out; extend
Context examples:
He held out his hand / point a finger / extend a hand / the bee exserted its sting
Hypernyms (to "extend" is one way to...):
gesticulate; gesture; motion (show, express or direct through movement)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "extend"):
hyperextend (extend a joint beyond its normal range)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Reach outward in space
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
poke out; reach out; extend
Context example:
The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk
Hypernyms (to "extend" is one way to...):
be (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Offer verbally
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
offer; extend
Context examples:
extend my greetings / He offered his sympathy
Hypernyms (to "extend" is one way to...):
give; pay (convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Meaning:
Extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
stretch; extend
Context examples:
Stretch your legs! / Extend your right arm above your head
Hypernyms (to "extend" is one way to...):
strain; tense; tense up (cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "extend"):
spread-eagle (stretch out completely)
crane; stretch out (stretch (the neck) so as to see better)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Expand the influence of
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
expand; extend
Context example:
The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent
Hypernyms (to "extend" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
prolong; protract; draw out; extend
Context examples:
We prolonged our stay / She extended her visit by another day / The meeting was drawn out until midnight
Hypernyms (to "extend" is one way to...):
lengthen (make longer)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "extend"):
spin; spin out (prolong or extend)
temporise; temporize (draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time)
extend (prolong the time allowed for payment of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
stretch out; unfold; stretch; extend
Context examples:
Unfold the newspaper / stretch out that piece of cloth / extend the TV antenna
Hypernyms (to "extend" is one way to...):
change form; change shape; deform (assume a different shape or form)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Cause to move at full gallop
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
gallop; extend
Context example:
Did you gallop the horse just now?
Hypernyms (to "extend" is one way to...):
ride; sit (sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions)
Domain category:
horseback riding; riding (to be carried on horseback as a means of transportation)
equitation; horseback riding; riding (the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Open or straighten out; unbend
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
Can we extend the legs of this dining table?
Hypernyms (to "extend" is one way to...):
straighten; straighten out (make straight)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
Classified under:
Verbs of eating and drinking
Synonyms:
strain; extend
Context examples:
He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro / Don't strain your mind too much
Hypernyms (to "extend" is one way to...):
apply; employ; use; utilise; utilize (put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "extend"):
task; tax (use to the limit)
overextend; overstrain (strain excessively)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Prolong the time allowed for payment of
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
extend the loan
Hypernyms (to "extend" is one way to...):
draw out; extend; prolong; protract (lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Continue or extend
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
carry; extend
Context examples:
The civil war carried into the neighboring province / The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces
Hypernyms (to "extend" is one way to...):
continue (exist over a prolonged period of time)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
stretch; extend
Context examples:
stretch the soup by adding some more cream / extend the casserole with a little rice
Hypernyms (to "extend" is one way to...):
increase (make bigger or more)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
