extend


Meanings

  • extend in scope or range or area;
    • "The law was extended to all citizens"
  • stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point;
    • "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"
    • "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"
  • span an interval of distance, space or time;
    • "The war extended over five years"
    • "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"
  • make available; provide;
    • "extend a loan"
  • thrust or extend out;
    • "extend a hand"
  • reach outward in space;
    • "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk"
  • offer verbally;
    • "extend my greetings"
  • extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body;
  • expand the influence of;
    • "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"
  • lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer;
    • "She extended her visit by another day"
  • extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length;
    • "extend the TV antenna"
  • cause to move at full gallop;
  • open or straighten out; unbend;
    • "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"
  • use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity;
    • "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"
  • prolong the time allowed for payment of;
    • "extend the loan"
  • continue or extend;
    • "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
  • increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance;
    • "extend the casserole with a little rice"
  • EXTEND v -ED, -ING, -S to stretch out to full length


Scrabble Score: 14

extend is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

extend is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

extend is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 15

extend is a valid Words With Friends word