extend

extend
01. Our teacher has [extended] the due date for our essay by a week because so many people said they wouldn't be able to finish on time.
02. We asked our boss for a two-day [extension] to the project.
03. He has [extensive] experience working with troubled teenagers, and will be a great help in our project to help street kids get back on the right track.
04. The caves [extend] slightly over a mile under the ground.
05. The NHL playoffs will probably [extend] into the month of July this year.
06. It should be possible to [extend] the program to include foreign students.
07. The child had to spend [extended] periods with a special assistant to help him get over his reading difficulties.
08. Research shows that ESL students who read [extensively] score significantly higher on vocabulary tests than those who do not.
09. The new [extension] of the bicycle trail will allow users to cycle all the way from the downtown area to the suburbs.
10. Albert Schweitzer maintained that until man [extends] his circle of compassion to include all living things, he will not himself find peace.
11. The largest jellyfish in the world has tentacles that [extend] over half the length of a football field.
12. To a great [extent], women and men inhabit their own social worlds.
13. The tail of a comet can [extend] over 84 million miles, nearly the distance between the earth and the sun.
14. The Roman Colosseum was constructed around a concrete core, with an [extensive] system of stairways and halls to permit easy access.
15. A tsunami is a great wave, or series of waves that [extends] from the surface water to the sea floor.
16. Most Indonesians point by [extending] the thumb or hand, instead of a finger.
17. The period of time originally scheduled to complete the study has been [extended] from three months to six months.
18. [Extensive] records of Afghanistan's history begin in about 550 B.C.
19. The transportation system of Hungary is quite [extensive], and includes the oldest subway system on the European continent.
20. Laundry hung on bamboo poles [extending] from the windows of highrise apartments in Singapore has jokingly been described as the country's national flag.
21. Could I please speak to Martin Holmes please, [extension] 275?
22. Despite [extensive] research into the treatment and prevention of cold infections, no cure is imminent.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • extend — ex‧tend [ɪkˈstend] verb 1. [transitive] to increase the period of time for which an agreement, contract etc is effective: • The company decided not to extend his employment contract. • The lease has been extended to five years. 2. [transitive] to …   Financial and business terms

  • Extend — Ex*tend ([e^]ks*t[e^]nd ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Extended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Extending}.] [L. extendere, extentum, extensum; ex out + tendere to stretch. See {Trend}.] 1. To stretch out; to prolong in space; to carry forward or continue in length; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Extend — Студийный альбом Milanese …   Википедия

  • extend — extend, lengthen, elongate, prolong, protract all mean to draw out or add to so as to increase in length. Both extend and lengthen (opposed to shorten) connote an increase of length either in space or in time, but extend is also used to connote… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • extend — Fowler (1926) and others have castigated the use of extend to mean ‘to give, to offer’ in expressions such as extend a welcome. Fowler wrote that ‘extend in this sense has done its development in America, and has come to use full grown via the… …   Modern English usage

  • extend — [ek stend′, ikstend′] vt. [ME extended < L extendere < ex , out + tendere, to stretch: see THIN] 1. to stretch out or draw out to a certain point, or for a certain distance or time 2. to enlarge in area, scope, influence, meaning, effect,… …   English World dictionary

  • extend — I (enlarge) verb add, aggrandize, amplify, augere, augment, broaden, build up, carry beyond the limit, carry further, cause to grow, continue, deepen, develop, dilate, distend, draw out, elongate, enlarge the scope of, expand, extendere, increase …   Law dictionary

  • extend — early 14c., to value, assess; late 14c. to stretch out, lengthen, from Anglo Fr. estendre (late 13c.), O.Fr. estendre stretch out, extend, increase, from L. extendere stretch out, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + tendere to stretch (see TENET (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

  • extend — [v1] make larger, longer add to, aggrandize, amplify, augment, beef up*, boost, broaden, carry on, continue, crane, develop, dilate, drag one’s feet*, drag out, draw, draw out, elongate, enhance, enlarge, expand, fan out, go on, heighten,… …   New thesaurus

  • extend to — index abut, border (bound), reach Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • extend — ► VERB 1) make larger in area. 2) cause to last longer. 3) occupy a specified area or continue for a specified distance. 4) hold out (one s hand or another part of one s body) towards someone. 5) offer; make available. DERIVATIVES extendability… …   English terms dictionary

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