extend B1 Topic:Time US /ɛkˈstɛnd/ See IPA manual Freq #6735 Meanings 1 verb To make something longer or larger in size, time, or scope. The library has extended its opening hours for the exam period. 2 verb To cover or stretch over a distance, area, or period of time. The desert extended for miles in all directions. 3 verb To formally offer or give something to someone. I would like to extend my warmest greetings to all our guests. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to make something longer or... widenexpand 2 verb · to cover or stretch over a... coverreach out 3 verb · to formally offer or give... offer More enlargeincreaselengthenstretch Word family Forms extendedextendingextends Derived forms coextendextendabilityextendableextenderhyperextendmisextendoverextendre-extendunderextend Related forms extendibleextensibleextensionextensiveextent Common collocations extend a stay Verb + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English extenden, from Anglo-Norman extendre, estendre, from Latin extendō (“to stretch out”). *tend- Proto-Indo-European extenden Middle English extendre xno extendō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Time Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # extend **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɛkˈstɛnd/ **Frequency rank:** 6735 ## Meanings 1. To make something longer or larger in size, time, or scope. 2. To cover or stretch over a distance, area, or period of time. 3. To formally offer or give something to someone. ## Examples - The library has extended its opening hours for the exam period. - The desert extended for miles in all directions. - I would like to extend my warmest greetings to all our guests. ## Synonyms - enlarge - expand - increase - lengthen - stretch - widen ## Derived Forms - coextend - extendability - extendable - extender - hyperextend - misextend - overextend - re-extend - underextend ## Related Forms - extendible - extensible - extension - extensive - extent ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *tend- - Root: extenden - Root: extendre - Root: extendō ## Etymology From Middle English extenden, from Anglo-Norman extendre, estendre, from Latin extendō (“to stretch out”). ## AI Etymology Extend comes from Middle English extenden, from Anglo-Norman extendre, estendre, from Latin extendō (“to stretch out”). In current use, the main senses are “To make something longer or larger in size, time, or scope” and “To cover or stretch over a distance, area, or period of time”. ## Topics - Time - Actions & Processes markdown