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adjective
- 1. made larger; enlarged: "an extended kitchen and new balcony" Similar Opposite
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long or longer than usual: They're going on an extended holiday to Australia. There was an extended news bulletin because of the plane crash. Synonyms. drawn-out. lengthy. long (TIME) prolonged. protracted. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. continuing for a large amount of time. long He's been gone a long time.
1. : drawn out in length especially of time. an extended visit. 2. a. : fully stretched out. an extended battle line. b. of a horse's gait : performed with a greatly lengthened stride but without a break compare collected. c. : intensive. extended efforts. 3. : having spatial magnitude : being larger than a point. an extended source of light. 4.
to add to something in order to make it bigger or longer: We have plans to extend our house (= to make it bigger). The government has produced a series of leaflets designed to extend (= increase) public awareness of the dangers of AIDS. We're planning to extend our publishing of children's books (= increase it).
to stretch, draw, or arrange in a given direction, or so as to reach a particular point, as a cord, wall, or line of troops. to stretch forth or hold out, as the arm or hand: to extend one's hand in greeting. to place at full length, especially horizontally, as the body or limbs.
Extended definition: stretched out. See examples of EXTENDED used in a sentence.
Something that is extended has been fully stretched out or elongated. An extended period of time is an extremely long period of time. To extend something is to make it longer, either physically or in terms of time.
If you extend something to other people or things, you make it include or affect more people or things. It might be possible to extend the technique to other crop plants. [VERB noun + to] 9. verb. If someone extends their hand, they stretch out their arm and hand to shake hands with someone.
Definition of extended adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of 'extended' Word Frequency. extended. (ɪkstendɪd ) 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2. If something happens for an extended period of time, it happens for a long period of time. Any child who receives dedicated teaching over an extended period is likely to improve. 2. See also extend. More Synonyms of extended.
Definition of extend verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
