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    • extend :extend in scope or range or area
      • The law was extended to all citizens|widen the range of applications|broaden your horizon|Extend your backyard

    • extend :stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
      • 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

    • extend :span an interval of distance, space or time
      • 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

    • extend :make available; provide
      • extend a loan|The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages

    • extend :thrust or extend out
      • He held out his hand|point a finger|extend a hand|the bee exserted its sting

    • extend :reach outward in space
      • The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk

    • extend :offer verbally
      • extend my greetings|He offered his sympathy

    • extend :extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
      • Stretch your legs!|Extend your right arm above your head

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