extend, lengthen, prolong, protract mean to draw out or add to so as to increase in length. extend and lengthen imply a drawing out in space or time but extend may also imply increase in width, scope, …

[ I ] Farmland extends for miles in every direction. [ I ] The meeting extended into the late hours of the night. [ T ] He extended his hand to greet me.

to extend one's hand in greeting. to place at full length, especially horizontally, as the body or limbs. to increase the length or duration of; lengthen; prolong. to extend a visit. to stretch out in various or all …

If you say that something, usually something large, extends for a particular distance or extends from one place to another, you are indicating its size or position.

2. to last for a certain time: his schooling extended for three years. 3. (intr) to reach a certain point in time or distance: the land extends five miles. 4. (intr) to exist or occur: the trees extended throughout …

The verb extend can have several related meanings, including thrust out, continue, broaden, expand, unfold, span, or increase in scope.

Definition of extend verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Words related to extend are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word extend. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

If something extends to a group of people, things, or activities, it includes or affects them. The service also extends to wrapping and delivering gifts. The talks will extend to the church, human rights …

The potential for building out the clean energy infrastructure through offshore wind extends far beyond an initial pilot project.