EXTEND — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ

extend

Extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body. Приклади
  • Stretch your legs!
  • Extend your right arm above your head.
Thrust or extend out. Приклади
  • He held out his hand.
  • Point a finger.
  • Extend a hand.
  • The bee exserted its sting.
Increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance. Приклади
  • Stretch the soup by adding some more cream.
  • Extend the casserole with a little rice.
Continue or extend. Приклади
  • The civil war carried into the neighboring province.
  • The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces.
Lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer. Приклади
  • We prolonged our stay.
  • She extended her visit by another day.
  • The meeting was drawn out until midnight.
Prolong the time allowed for payment of. Приклади
  • Extend the loan.
Extend in scope or range or area. Приклади
  • The law was extended to all citizens.
  • Widen the range of applications.
  • Broaden your horizon.
  • Extend your backyard.
Expand the influence of. Приклади
  • The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent.
Use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity. Приклади
  • He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro.
  • Don't strain your mind too much.
Open or straighten out; unbend. Приклади
  • Can we extend the legs of this dining table?
Cause to move at full gallop. Приклади
  • Did you gallop the horse just now?
Extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length. Приклади
  • Unfold the newspaper.
  • Stretch out that piece of cloth.
  • Extend the TV antenna.
Offer verbally. Приклади
  • Extend my greetings.
  • He offered his sympathy.
Make available; provide. Приклади
  • Extend a loan.
  • The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages.
Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point. Приклади
  • 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 ex.
Span an interval of distance, space or time. Приклади
  • 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.
Reach outward in space. Приклади
  • The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk.
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