extend

ex|tend

W2S3 [ıkˈstend] v

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1¦(time)¦

2¦(area/distance)¦

3¦(size)¦

4¦(include/affect)¦

5¦(offer help/thanks)¦

6¦(arms/legs)¦

7¦(continue winning)¦

8¦(furniture)¦

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[Date: 1300-1400; : Latin; Origin: extendere, from tendere 'to stretch']

1.) ¦(TIME)¦ [I + adverb/preposition,T]

to continue for a longer period of time, or to make something last longer

▪ Management have agreed to extend the deadline.

extend for/into/over etc

▪ Some of our courses extend over two years.

extend sth for/by/until sth

▪ The government has extended the ban on the import of beef until June.

2.) ¦(AREA/DISTANCE)¦ [I always + adverb/preposition]

to continue for a particular distance or over a particular area

+ across/over/through etc

▪ The River Nile extends as far south as Lake Victoria.

extend 100 km/30 yards etc (from sth)

▪ The shelf extends 20 cms from the bookcase.

3.) ¦(SIZE)¦ [T]

to make a room, building, road etc bigger or longer

▪ We plan to extend the kitchen by six feet.

4.) ¦(INCLUDE/AFFECT)¦

a) [I always + adverb/preposition]

to affect or include people, things, or places

extend to/beyond etc

▪ My duties at the school extend beyond just teaching.

▪ The vote was extended to all women aged 21 and over in 1928.

b) [T]

to make something affect more people, situations, areas etc than before

▪ British Coal is planning to extend its operations in Wales.

extend sth to sb/sth

▪ We can extend our insurance cover to travel abroad.

5.) ¦(OFFER HELP/THANKS)¦ [T] formal

to officially offer someone help, sympathy, thanks etc

extend sth to sb

▪ We'd like to extend a warm welcome to our French visitors.

▪ I'd like to extend my thanks to all the catering staff.

▪ The Coroner extended his sympathy to the victim's family.

▪ The Headteacher has extended an invitation to the Prime Minister to visit the school.

▪ The banks have decided to extend credit to the company (=allow them to borrow more money) .

6.) ¦(ARMS/LEGS)¦ [T]

to stretch out a hand or leg

▪ George extended his hand (=offered to shake hands) .

7.) ¦(CONTINUE WINNING)¦ [T]

to increase the number of points, games etc by which one person or team is ahead of other competitors

▪ Manchester United extended their lead at the top of the table to 10 points.

8.) ¦(FURNITURE)¦ [I and T]

if a table or ladder extends, it can be made longer