extend

Verb

• increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
  • stretch the soup by adding some more cream
    
  • extend the casserole with a little rice
    

• continue or extend
  • The civil war carried into the neighboring province
    
  • The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces
    

• prolong the time allowed for payment of
  • extend the loan
    

• use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
  • He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro
    
  • Don't strain your mind too much
    

• open or straighten out; unbend
  • Can we extend the legs of this dining table?
    

• cause to move at full gallop
  • Did you gallop the horse just now?
    

• extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
  • Unfold the newspaper
    
  • stretch out that piece of cloth
    
  • extend the TV antenna
    

• lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
  • We prolonged our stay
    
  • She extended her visit by another day
    
  • The meeting was drawn out until midnight
    

• expand the influence of
  • The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent
    

• extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
  • Stretch your legs!
    
  • Extend your right arm above your head
    

• offer verbally
  • extend my greetings
    
  • He offered his sympathy
    

• reach outward in space
  • The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk
    

• thrust or extend out
  • He held out his hand
    
  • point a finger
    
  • extend a hand
    
  • the bee exserted its sting
    

• make available; provide
  • extend a loan
    
  • The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages
    

• span an interval of distance, space or time
  • 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
    

• stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
  • 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 in scope or range or area
  • The law was extended to all citizens
    
  • widen the range of applications
    
  • broaden your horizon
    
  • Extend your backyard
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  stretch , carry , strain , gallop , unfold , stretch out , prolong , protract , draw out , expand , offer , poke out , reach out , exsert , put out , hold out , stretch forth , cover , continue , run , go , pass , lead , widen , broaden