extend

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English Vietnamese dictionary

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Advanced English dictionary

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+ verb
make longer / larger / wider
1 [VN] to make sth longer or larger: to extend a fence / road / house + There are plans to extend the no-smoking area.
2 [VN] to make sth last longer: to extend a deadline / visa + The show has been extended for another six weeks. + Careful maintenance can extend the life of your car by several years.
3 [VN] to make a business, an idea, an influence, etc. cover more areas or operate in more places: The company plans to extend its operations into Europe. + The school is extending the range of subjects taught.
include
4 [V +adv./prep.] to relate to or include sb/sth: The offer does not extend to employees' partners. + His willingness to help did not extend beyond making a few phone calls.
cover area / time / distance
5 [V +adv./prep.] to cover a particular area, distance or length of time: Our land extends as far as the river. + His writing career extended over a period of 40 years.
6 [VN +adv./prep.] to make sth reach sth or stretch: to extend a rope between two posts
part of body
7 [VN] to stretch part of your body, especially an arm or a leg, away from yourself: He extended his hand to (= offered to shake hands with) the new employee. + (figurative) to extend the hand of friendship to (= try to have good relations with) another country
offer / give
8 [VN] ~ sth to sb (formal) to offer or give sth to sb: I'm sure you will join me in extending a very warm welcome to our visitors. + to extend hospitality to overseas students + to extend an invitation + The bank refused to extend credit to them (= to lend them money). [also VNN]
use effort / ability
9 [VN] [often passive] to make sb/sth use all their effort, abilities, supplies, etc: Jim didn't really have to extend himself in the exam. + Hospitals were already fully extended because of the epidemic.
See also - EXTENSION, EXTENSIVE

Thesaurus dictionary

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v.

1 stretch or spread (out), outstretch, outspread, open (out), unroll, unfold; reach, range; carry on, draw out, continue, develop:

The carpet extends from wall to wall. Her reputation extends worldwide. The city walls extended to the river.

2 lengthen, elongate, widen, continue; broaden, enlarge, add to, augment; increase, stretch (out), supplement:

We are planning to extend the sitting-room. They asked the mortgage company to extend the repayment period.

3 last, stretch, continue, go or carry on; perpetuate, drag on or out, keep up or on, prolong:

Their visit extended until the following week.

4 offer, proffer, give, present, hold out, stretch forth, tender; bestow; grant, impart, confer, accord, advance:

She extended her hand. The store does not extend credit to any customers.

Collocation dictionary

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ADV.

greatly, significantly

Next year we will greatly extend the range of goods that we sell.

PREP.

from, to

The repayment period will be extended from 20 years to 25 years.

Concise English dictionary

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extends|extended|extendingɪk'stend
verb
+extend in scope or range or area
+stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
+span an interval of distance, space or time
+make available; provide
+thrust or extend out
+reach outward in space
+offer verbally
+extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
+expand the influence of
+lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
+extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
+cause to move at full gallop
+open or straighten out; unbend
+use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
+prolong the time allowed for payment of
+continue or extend
+increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance