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  • 1extend into — phr verb Extend into is used with these nouns as the object: ↑infinity …

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  • 2extend — ex‧tend [ɪkˈstend] verb 1. [transitive] to increase the period of time for which an agreement, contract etc is effective: • The company decided not to extend his employment contract. • The lease has been extended to five years. 2. [transitive] to …

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  • 3extend — v. 1) (A) ( to convey ) they extended a warm welcome to us; or: they extended us a warm welcome 2) (d; intr.) ( to reach ) to extend beyond (the forest extends beyond the border) 3) (d; intr.) ( to reach ) to extend from; to (the border extends… …

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  • 4extend — 01. Our teacher has [extended] the due date for our essay by a week because so many people said they wouldn t be able to finish on time. 02. We asked our boss for a two day [extension] to the project. 03. He has [extensive] experience working… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 5extend — /Ik stend/ verb 1 CONTINUE (intransitive always + adv/prep) to continue for a particular distance or over a particular area: across/over/through etc: The River Nile extends as far as Lake Victoria. | extend 100 km/30 yards etc: Smith Point… …

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  • 6extend — ex|tend [ ık stend ] verb *** ▸ 1 continue in space/time ▸ 2 increase size/range etc. ▸ 3 offer greeting ▸ 4 increase length ▸ 5 lend money etc. ▸ 6 affect/include someone/something ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive extend from/into/over/beyond/for… …

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  • 7extend */*/*/ — UK [ɪkˈstend] / US verb Word forms extend : present tense I/you/we/they extend he/she/it extends present participle extending past tense extended past participle extended 1) a) [intransitive] to continue for a particular distance or in a… …

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  • 8extend — ex|tend W2S3 [ıkˈstend] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(time)¦ 2¦(area/distance)¦ 3¦(size)¦ 4¦(include/affect)¦ 5¦(offer help/thanks)¦ 6¦(arms/legs)¦ 7¦(continue winning)¦ 8¦(furniture)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; O …

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  • 9extend — extendible, extendable, adj. extendibility, extendability, n. /ik stend /, v.t. 1. to stretch out; draw out to the full length: He extended the measuring tape as far as it would go. 2. to stretch, draw, or arrange in a given direction, or so as… …

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  • 10extend to — verb to extend as far as (Freq. 4) The sunlight reached the wall Can he reach? The chair must not touch the wall • Syn: ↑reach, ↑touch • See Also: ↑reach out ( …

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