1. (

• widen ,
• broaden ,
• extend ,

) 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" ;

2. (

• run ,
• go ,
• pass ,
• lead ,
• extend ,

) 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" ;

3. (

• cover ,
• continue ,
• extend ,

) 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" ;

4. (

• extend ,
• offer ,

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

5. (

• exsert ,
• stretch_out ,
• put_out ,
• extend ,
• hold_out ,
• stretch_forth

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

6. (

• extend ,
• poke_out ,
• reach_out

) reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk" ;

7. (

• offer ,
• extend ,

) offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy" ;

8. (

• stretch ,
• extend

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

9. (

• extend ,
• expand ,

) expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent" ;

10. (

• prolong ,
• protract ,
• extend ,
• draw_out

) 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" ;

11. (

• unfold ,
• stretch ,
• stretch_out ,
• extend ,

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

12. (

• gallop ,
• extend ,

) cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just now?" ;

13. (

• extend ,

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

14. (

• strain ,
• extend

) 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" ;

15. (

• extend ,

) prolong the time allowed for payment of; "extend the loan" ;

16. (

• carry ,
• extend ,

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

17. (

• extend ,
• stretch ,

) 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" ;

1. (

• drawn-out ,
• extended ,
• lengthy ,
• prolonged ,
• protracted

) relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations" ;

2. (

• extended

) fully extended or stretched forth; "an extended telescope"; "his extended legs reached almost across the small room"; "refused to accept the extended hand" ;

3. (

• elongated ,
• extended ,
• lengthened ,
• prolonged

) drawn out or made longer spatially; "Picasso's elongated Don Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"; "the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page" ;

4. (

• extended

) beyond the literal or primary sense; "`hot off the press' shows an extended sense of `hot'" ;

5. (

• extensive ,
• extended

) large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity; "an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England"; "extended farm lands"; "surgeons with extended experience"; "they suffered extensive damage" ;