📒 to make something longer or larger
- to extend a fence/road/house
- There are plans to extend the children's play area.
- The Democratic candidate extended her early lead in the polls.
📒 to make something last longer
- extend something to extend a deadline/visa
- Careful maintenance can extend the life of your car.
- extend something for something The show has been extended for another six weeks.
📒 to make a business, an idea, an influence, etc. cover more areas or operate in more places
- extend something The school is extending the range of subjects taught.
- a terrorist organization intent on extending its reach
- extend something to something The service will soon be extended to other areas of the UK.
📒 to relate to or include somebody/something
- The offer does not extend to employees' partners.
- His willingness to help did not extend beyond making a few phone calls.
📒 to cover a particular area, distance or length of time
- Our land extends as far as the river.
- His writing career extended over a period of 40 years.
- The wood does not extend very far.
📒 to make something reach something or stretch
- to extend a rope between two posts
📒 to stretch part of your body, especially an arm or a leg, away from yourself
- He extended his hand to (= offered to shake hands with) the new employee.
- (figurative) to extend the hand of friendship to (= try to have good relations with) another country
📒 to offer or give something to somebody
- extend something to somebody I'm sure you will join me in extending a very warm welcome to our visitors.
- to extend your sympathy/congratulations/thanks to somebody
- to extend hospitality to overseas students
📒 to make somebody/something use all their effort, abilities, supplies, etc.
- Jim didn't really have to extend himself in the exam.
- Hospitals were already fully extended because of the epidemic.