The meaning of EXTEND is to spread or stretch forth : unbend. How to use extend in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Extend.

[ I ] Farmland extends for miles in every direction. [ I ] The meeting extended into the late hours of the night. [ T ] He extended his hand to greet me.

If you say that something, usually something large, extends for a particular distance or extends from one place to another, you are indicating its size or position.

EXTEND definition: to stretch out; draw out to the full length. See examples of extend used in a sentence.

2. to last for a certain time: his schooling extended for three years. 3. (intr) to reach a certain point in time or distance: the land extends five miles. 4. (intr) to exist or occur: the trees extended throughout …

Definition of extend verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

to stretch forth or hold out, as the arm or hand: to extend one's hand in greeting. to place at full length, esp. horizontally, as the body or limbs. prolong: to extend a visit. spread out in area: A huge tent was …

2 days ago · extend (third-person singular simple present extends, present participle extending, simple past and past participle extended) (intransitive) To increase in extent.

"Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"

Synonyms for EXTENDS: lengthens, stretches, increases, prolongs, elongates, expands, draws out, drags (out); Antonyms of EXTENDS: shortens, reduces, decreases, cuts, diminishes, lessens, …