extend

/ɛkstˈɛnd/

/ɪkˈstɛnd/

to extend

MAIN VERB

agrandir

to enlarge or lengthen something

Synonymes : broaden

s'étendre

stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

Synonymes : go

Exemples

1. The winner extended an olive branch to his opponent by calling him a great player.

2. Plans to extend the hotel have now been passed.

3. Will future technologies, like cell-repairing nanobots, or gene therapy, artificially extend our years?

4. One species, the spotted wobbegong, can extend its mouth further than the length of its own head.