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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "extend"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to enlarge or lengthen something
Transitive: to extend sth
to extend definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The construction workers are extending the road to improve traffic flow.
āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻļā§āϰāĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āϰāĻž āĻŸā§āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧃āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to stretch out or expand over a distance
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The forest extends as far as the eye can see, with towering trees reaching toward the sky.
āĻŦāύ āĻšā§‹āϖ⧇āϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ, āφāĻ•āĻžāĻļ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĒ⧌āρāĻ›āĻžāύ⧋ āωāρāϚ⧁ āĻ—āĻžāϛ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to offer, grant, or give something to someone
Ditransitive: to extend an offer to sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The university extended scholarships to exceptional students based on their academic achievements.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āĻžāĻĄā§‡āĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ⧇āϰ āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ…āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦ⧃āĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to hold out and offer something to someone
Transitive: to extend sth | to extend sth to sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The waiter extended the menu towards the patrons, inviting them to make their selections.
āĻ“āϝāĻŧ⧇āϟāĻžāϰ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻšāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻŽā§‡āύ⧁ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āϜāĻžāύāĻžāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to offer or provide something to someone
Transitive: to extend a gesture of courtesy
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company extended an invitation to the conference to all employees interested in professional development.
āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĒ⧇āĻļāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšā§€ āϏāĻ•āϞ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāϚāĻžāϰ⧀āϕ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽā§‡āϞāύ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

to prolong the duration or lifespan of something
Transitive: to extend the lifespan of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Regular maintenance can extend the life of your car, preventing costly repairs and breakdowns.
āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻœā§€āĻŦāύāĻ•āĻžāϞ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇, āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧāĻŦāĻšā§āϞ āĻŽā§‡āϰāĻžāĻŽāϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ­āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āύ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to apply to or include someone within a particular scope, range, or group
Intransitive: to extend to sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The benefits package extends to all full-time employees.
āϏ⧁āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧇āϜ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧀āύ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāϚāĻžāϰ⧀āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāϝ⧋āĻœā§āϝāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž

to spread outward from a central point and reach a wider area
Intransitive: to extend somewhere | to extend to a direction
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The urban sprawl extended outward from the downtown core.
āĻļāĻšā§āϰ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇āϰ āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāχāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to increase the volume or quantity of something by adding a cheaper substance or modifier
Transitive: to extend a substance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Some manufacturers extend ground meat with fillers such as breadcrumbs or soy protein to lower production costs.
āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāϤāĻž āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻ–āϰāϚ āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϰ⧁āϟāĻŋ crumbs āĻŦāĻž āϏāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§āϰ⧋āϟāĻŋāύ āĻŽāϤ fillers āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāĻ‚āϏ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ.
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āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āĻŽā§āϞāϤāĻŦāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to prolong or defer the time of payment of a debt or obligation
Transitive: to extend a time period
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The utility company offers options to extend the due date for bill payments for customers experiencing financial hardship.
āχāωāϟāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āφāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻšāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāϞ āĻĒ⧇āĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ– āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ…āĻĢāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšā§āϚ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make someone or something exert their maximum effort or stretch their capabilities to the fullest
Transitive: to extend sb/sth | to extend oneself
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The coach extended the team during practice, pushing them to their limits to improve their performance.
āϕ⧋āϚ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĻāϞāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύ, āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻžāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϠ⧇āϞ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

to straighten or stretch out the body or a limb to its maximum length
Transitive: to extend the body or a limb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The yoga instructor instructed the class to extend their arms overhead in a full stretch.
āχāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ—āĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ• āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϏāϕ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāϪ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

extendable
extended
extendible
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