Extend

//ɛkˈstɛnd//

Synonyms for "extend" (372 found)

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Closest matches (75)

Strong matches (111)

Related words (186)

lay over lead to lengthen out let have let out lie lie over linger on live live on live through magnify maintain make a generalization march maximize mete mete out multiply never finish

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open open up outdistance outlie outrange outreach outspread outstretch overarch overgrow overhang overlap overlie override overrun pad parlay perdure perennate perorate perpetuate persist pigeonhole pose postpone pour prefer present preserve prevail proceed procrastinate produce proffer progress prolongate prorogate prorogue protract protrude puff puff up pull pump pump up push aside put aside put off put on ice put straight put up pyramid rain raise ramify range range out rarefy reach reach out reach to recess rectify remain render reserve retain run on run out run to serve set aside set by set straight shell out shelve shift off shingle shower sit up sleep on slip smooth snow snowball span speak at length spin spin out splay spraddle sprangle sprawl spread spread eagle spread like wildfire spread out stand stand on tiptoes stand over stand up stave off stay stay on stick straddle straggle straighten straighten out straighten up stretch away to stretch out stretch to string string out submit subsist sufflate supplement surround survive suspend sustain sweep swell table take a recess take in tarry tauten temporize tender tense thicken thrust out tide over tighten tumefy unbend uncurl universalize unkink unroll unsnarl up vary verge vouchsafe waive wear wear well yield

Verb(14 words)

lead lengthen offer pass poke out prolong protract put out reach out roll back strain stretch forth stretch out unfold

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

9 relation types

More general

35 entries

alter apply be change change form change shape continue deform draw out employ furnish gesticulate gesture give increase lengthen

Showing 16 of 35 words.

Antonyms

5 entries

compress contract retract shorten shrink

Synonyms

15 entries

carry cover enlarge expand exsert gallop increase lengthen offer prolong run strain stretch unfold widen

Related terms

5 entries

extendible extensible extension extensive extent

derived

11 entries

coextend extend a hand extend one's hand extendability extendable extender hyperextend misextend overextend re-extend underextend

has context

3 entries

legal object oriented programming uk

manner of

6 entries

be change increase prolong straighten supply

related to

44 entries

accordion action bigger class continue edge elongate elongation expansion extendible extensible extension extensive extent farther get long

Showing 16 of 44 words.

similar

18 entries

adulterate broaden carry cover debase dilute draw out expand load offer prolong protract range run stretch stretch out

Showing 16 of 18 words.

Translations

112 translations across 42 languages.

Armenian

1 entries

երկարաձգել verb (to cause to last for a longer period of time)

Bulgarian

4 entries

продължавам verb (to cause to last for a longer period of time)
простирам се verb (to possess a certain extent)
протягам verb (to cause to increase in extent)
удължавам verb (to increase in extent)

Catalan

1 entries

estendre verb (to increase in extent)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

延长 verb (to cause to last for a longer period of time)

Czech

3 entries

prodloužit verb (to cause to last for a longer period of time)
rozšířit verb (to increase in extent)
rozšířit verb (to cause to increase in extent)

Dutch

4 entries

uitbreiden verb (to increase in extent)
uitbreiden verb (to cause to increase in extent)
uitstrekken verb (to possess a certain extent)
verlengen verb (to cause to last for a longer period of time)

Esperanto

2 entries

ampleksi verb (to possess a certain extent)
etendiĝi verb (to increase in extent)

Estonian

1 entries

pikendama verb (to increase in extent)

Fataluku

1 entries

lolore verb (to straighten a limb)

Finnish

2 entries

laajentaa verb (to increase in extent)
ulottaa verb (to cause to increase in extent)

French

2 entries

prolonger verb (to cause to last for a longer period of time)
étendre verb (to increase in extent)

Galician

3 entries

estender verb (to increase in extent)
estender verb (to cause to increase in extent)
estender verb (to cause to last for a longer period of time)

German

4 entries

ausdehnen verb (to cause to increase in extent)
ausdehnen verb (to cause to last for a longer period of time)
ausstrecken verb (to straighten a limb)
ausweiten verb (to cause to last for a longer period of time)

Hungarian

1 entries

kinyújt verb (to straighten a limb)

Irish

2 entries

fadaigh verb (to increase in extent)
sín verb (to increase in extent)

Italian

1 entries

stendere verb (to straighten a limb)

Kazakh

1 entries

ұзару verb (to cause to last for a longer period of time)

Khiamniungan Naga

1 entries

thùolēu verb (to increase in extent)

Khmer

1 entries

ពន្យារ verb (to cause to last for a longer period of time)

Latin

3 entries

adhibeo verb (to increase in extent)
porrigō verb (to bestow, offer, impart)
prōrogō verb (to cause to last for a longer period of time)

Lithuanian

1 entries

prailginti verb (to cause to last for a longer period of time)

Moore

1 entries

tʋɩ verb (to straighten a limb)

Māori

4 entries

hokahokai verb (to increase in extent)
tautoro verb (to increase in extent)
tautoro verb (to cause to increase in extent)
toro verb (to straighten a limb)

Occitan

1 entries

estendre verb (to increase in extent)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

كرمك verb (to straighten a limb)

Persian

1 entries

گسترش دادن verb (to increase in extent)

Piedmontese

1 entries

stende verb (to straighten a limb)

Portuguese

4 entries

ampliar verb (to increase in extent)
estender verb (to increase in extent)
estender verb (to cause to increase in extent)
estender verb (to cause to last for a longer period of time)

Rarotongan

1 entries

toro verb (to straighten a limb)

Russian

4 entries

продлева́ть verb (to increase in extent)
продли́ть verb (to increase in extent)
продо́лжить verb (to cause to last for a longer period of time)
продолжа́ть verb (to cause to last for a longer period of time)

Sanskrit

1 entries

तनोति verb (to cause to increase in extent)

Spanish

4 entries

ampliar verb (to cause to last for a longer period of time)
ampliarse verb (to increase in extent)
aplazar verb (to cause to last for a longer period of time)
extenderse verb (to increase in extent)

Swedish

1 entries

förlänga verb (to increase in extent)

Tagalog

4 entries

ihaba verb (to increase in extent)
pahabain verb (to increase in extent)
pahabain verb (to cause to increase in extent)
pahabain verb (to cause to last for a longer period of time)

Tahitian

1 entries

toro verb (to straighten a limb)

Telugu

1 entries

విస్తరించు verb (to increase in extent)

Tetum

1 entries

lolo verb (to straighten a limb)

Turkish

4 entries

genişletmek verb (to increase in extent)
genişletmek verb (to cause to increase in extent)
uzatmak verb (to cause to increase in extent)
uzatmak verb (to cause to last for a longer period of time)

Ukrainian

4 entries

подо́вжити verb (to increase in extent)
подо́вжити verb (to cause to last for a longer period of time)
подо́вжувати verb (to increase in extent)
подо́вжувати verb (to cause to last for a longer period of time)

Uyghur

1 entries

ئۇزارتماق verb (to increase in extent)

Vietnamese

4 entries

kéo dài verb (to possess a certain extent)
kéo dài verb (to cause to increase in extent)
kéo dài verb (to cause to last for a longer period of time)
kế thừa verb (to be an extension or subtype of)

Zazaki

2 entries

derg kerden verb (to cause to increase in extent)
hera kerden verb (to increase in extent)

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

How do you expect to weather the financial storm when the bank refuses to extend a helping hand?

Source: tatoeba (18456)

Can you extend your holiday by a few days?

Source: tatoeba (19797)

The school grounds extend as far as this fence.

Source: tatoeba (21555)

Let's extend our heartiest welcome to Miyake-san.

Source: tatoeba (22103)

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