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'Extend'

[widen.v.04] as in: extend in scope or range or area

Examples:
The law was extended to all citizens
widen the range of applications
broaden your horizon
Extend your backyard

'Extend'

[run.v.03] as in: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

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

'Extend'

[cover.v.03] as in: span an interval of distance, space or time

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

'Extend'

[extend.v.04] as in: make available; provide

Examples:
extend a loan
The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages

'Extend'

[exsert.v.01] as in: thrust or extend out

Examples:
He held out his hand
point a finger
extend a hand
the bee exserted its sting

'Extend'

[extend.v.06] as in: reach outward in space

Examples:
The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk

'Extend'

[offer.v.05] as in: offer verbally

Examples:
extend my greetings
He offered his sympathy

'Extend'

[stretch.v.02] as in: extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body

Examples:
Stretch your legs!
Extend your right arm above your head

'Extend'

[extend.v.09] as in: expand the influence of

Examples:
The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent

'Extend'

[prolong.v.01] as in: lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer

Examples:
We prolonged our stay
She extended her visit by another day
The meeting was drawn out until midnight

'Extend'

[unfold.v.03] as in: extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length

Examples:
Unfold the newspaper
stretch out that piece of cloth
extend the TV antenna

'Extend'

[gallop.v.03] as in: cause to move at full gallop

Examples:
Did you gallop the horse just now?

'Extend'

[extend.v.13] as in: open or straighten out; unbend

Examples:
Can we extend the legs of this dining table?

'Extend'

[strain.v.03] as in: use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity

Examples:
He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro
Don't strain your mind too much

'Extend'

[extend.v.15] as in: prolong the time allowed for payment of

Examples:
extend the loan

'Extend'

[carry.v.09] as in: continue or extend

Examples:
The civil war carried into the neighboring province
The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces

'Extend'

[extend.v.17] as in: increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance

Examples:
stretch the soup by adding some more cream
extend the casserole with a little rice