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- \ik-ˈstend\
- /ɪkˈstend/
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- US Pronunciation
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- \ik-ˈstend\
Definitions of extend word
- noun extend Cause to cover a larger area; make longer or wider. 1
- transitive verb extend make longer: physically 1
- transitive verb extend make longer: time 1
- intransitive verb extend stretch out 1
- intransitive verb extend stretch to reach sthg 1
- intransitive verb extend spread 1
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Parts of speech for Extend
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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
extend popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for extend
verb extend
- spread — to draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed by out).
- range — the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible: the range of steel prices; a wide range of styles.
- cover — If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
- encompass — Surround and have or hold within.
- outspread — spread out; stretched out: outspread arms.
Antonyms for extend
verb extend
- curtail — If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it.
- cut short — to stop abruptly before the end
- keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- abbreviate — If you abbreviate something, especially a word or a piece of writing, you make it shorter.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
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See also
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