extend, v.
(extended, extending, extends)
freq. cnt. 69
(extended, extending, extends)
freq. cnt. 69
extend in scope or range or area
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 1
broaden extend widen
sample sentences
"The law was extended to all citizens""widen the range of applications"
"broaden your horizon"
"Extend your backyard"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 68 freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 8
extend go lead pass run
sample sentences
"Service runs all the way to Cranbury""His knowledge doesn't go very far"
"My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"
"The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"
verb frames
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Something is ----ing PP
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span an interval of distance, space or time
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 29 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 11
continue cover extend
sample sentences
"The war extended over five years""The period covered the turn of the century"
"My land extends over the hills on the horizon"
"This farm covers some 200 acres"
"The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles"
verb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s something
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make available; provide
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6
extend offer
sample sentences
"extend a loan""The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s something to somebody
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Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
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thrust or extend out
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
exsert extend hold out put out stretch forth stretch out
sample sentences
"He held out his hand""point a finger"
"extend a hand"
"the bee exserted its sting"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
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Somebody ----s something
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reach outward in space
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3
extend poke out reach out
sample sentences
"The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk"verb frames
Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
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offer verbally
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
extend offer
sample sentences
"extend my greetings""He offered his sympathy"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
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Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s something to somebody
extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 2
extend stretch
sample sentences
"Stretch your legs!""Extend your right arm above your head"
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s something
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Somebody ----s something
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lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
draw out extend prolong protract
sample sentences
"We prolonged our stay""She extended her visit by another day"
"The meeting was drawn out until midnight"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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expand the influence of
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
expand extend
sample sentences
"The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
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increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
<verb.change>
extend stretch
sample sentences
"stretch the soup by adding some more cream""extend the casserole with a little rice"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
continue or extend
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
carry extend
sample sentences
"The civil war carried into the neighboring province""The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
verb frames
Something is ----ing PPverb frames
Something is ----ing PP
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prolong the time allowed for payment of
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extend
sample sentences
"extend the loan"verb frames
Somebody ----s something
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use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
<verb.consumption> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
extend strain
sample sentences
"He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro""Don't strain your mind too much"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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open or straighten out; unbend
<verb.contact>
extend
sample sentences
"Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"verb frames
Somebody ----s something
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verb group
cause to move at full gallop
<verb.motion>
extend gallop
sample sentences
"Did you gallop the horse just now?"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingThe men %s the horses across the field
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Somebody ----s something
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domain of synset (topic)
hypernym
extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
extend stretch stretch out unfold
sample sentences
"Unfold the newspaper""stretch out that piece of cloth"
"extend the TV antenna"
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s something
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Something ----sSomebody ----s something
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