Extend

  • 31extend to — phr verb Extend to is used with these nouns as the object: ↑infinity …

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  • 32extend — [14] Etymologically, to extend something is to ‘stretch it out’. The word comes from Latin extendere, a compound verb formed from the prefix ex ‘out’ and tendere ‘stretch’ (source of English tend and tension and a wide range of derivatives,… …

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  • 33extend to — be applicable to. → extend …

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  • 34extend — verb 1》 make larger or longer in space or time.     ↘occupy a specified area or continue for a specified distance. 2》 hold (something) out towards someone.     ↘offer or make available. 3》 (extend to) be applicable to. 4》 strain or exert to the… …

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  • 35extend to — her tolerance did not always extend to her staff Syn: include, take in, incorporate, encompass …

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  • 36extend — /əkˈstɛnd / (say uhk stend), /ɛk / (say ek ) verb (t) 1. to stretch out; draw out to the full length. 2. to stretch, draw, or arrange in a given direction, or so as to reach a particular point, as a cord or a line of troops. 3. to stretch forth… …

  • 37extend —   Ho oloa, ho olō ihi, kīko o;    ♦ extend out, as land, oni, au, hāpapa. Also: kū, ō, ho ākea, ho olaulā, kīki i, māhola, pāhola, ho opālahalaha, ho opālaha, hohola, ho omanana, hala o a …

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  • 38extend — /ɪk stend/ verb 1. to offer ● to extend credit to a customer 2. to make longer ● Her contract of employment was extended for two years. ● We have extended the deadline for making the appointment by two weeks …

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  • 39extend — /ɪk stend/ verb 1. to offer something ● to extend credit to a customer 2. to make something longer ● Her contract of employment was extended for two years. ● We have extended the deadline for making the appointment by two weeks …

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  • 40extend — [14] Etymologically, to extend something is to ‘stretch it out’. The word comes from Latin extendere, a compound verb formed from the prefix ex ‘out’ and tendere ‘stretch’ (source of English tend and tension and a wide range of derivatives,… …

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