英语词汇“extend”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

extend

释义

extendextend /ɪkˈstɛnd/ ●●○ S3 W3 verb

ETYMOLOGYextend

Origin: 1300-1400 Latin extendere, from tendere to stretch

VERB TABLE

extend

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	extend
	he, she, it	extends
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	extended
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have extended
	he, she, it	has extended
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had extended
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will extend
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have extended

Continuous Form
Present	I	am extending
	he, she, it	is extending
	you, we, they	are extending
Past	I, he, she, it	was extending
	you, we, they	were extending
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been extending
	he, she, it	has been extending
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been extending
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be extending
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been extending

COLLOCATIONS► extend 5 inches/6 feet/40 miles etc. from something

The shelf extends 6 inches from the wall.

► extend a warm welcome to

We’d like to extend a warm welcome to our Mongolian visitors.

► extended credit to

A German bank has extended credit to the city for most of the cost of the project (=has allowed it to borrow money).

THESAURUSlength/height► reach

to be big enough, long enough, or high enough to get to a particular point or level: The flood waters reached the second floor.

► go

to reach as far as a particular place: The road only goes as far as the farmhouse.

► go up/down

to reach a particular level or height: During the drought, the water in the lake went down below the three foot level.

► come up/down to something

to reach a particular level or height: Alex is taller; he comes up to Pat’s shoulder now.

► extend

to reach a particular distance, or spread over a particular distance: The Appalachian Mountains extend from Alabama to Newfoundland.

1AFFECT/INCLUDE a)[intransitive always + adv./prep.] to affect or include people, things, or places: extend to/beyond/over etc. His influence extends far beyond the company where he works. b)[transitive] to make something affect more people, situations, areas, etc. than before: Derkin vows to fight any effort to extend sales taxes on food.extend something to somebody/something The government is looking for ways to extend health care to all Americans.2TIME [intransitive always + adv./prep., transitive] to continue to happen or exist for a longer period of time than planned or expected, or to make something do this: The committee has agreed to extend the deadline.extend something for/by/until etc. The current contract will be extended to next year.extend for/into/over etc. The hot weather extended into late September.3DISTANCE/AREA [intransitive always + adv./prep.] to reach a particular distance, or spread over a particular area: extend across/over/through etc. The forest extends across 7,500 acres.extend 5 inches/6 feet/40 miles etc. from something The shelf extends 6 inches from the wall.► see thesaurus at reach14OFFER/GIVE [transitive] formal to offer or give help, sympathy, thanks, etc. to someone: We’d like to extend a warm welcome to our Mongolian visitors. A German bank has extended credit to the city for most of the cost of the project (=has allowed it to borrow money).5ARMS/LEGS ETC. [transitive] to stretch out a part of your body: “Hello, Tom,” he said, extending his hand.6MAKE BIGGER [transitive] math to make a room, building, road, etc. bigger or longer: The developer plans to extend Thomas Road to meet 10th Street.extend something by something We plan to extend the kitchen by six feet.7FURNITURE [intransitive, transitive] if a table, ladder, etc. extends, or you can extend it, it can be made longer8extend your lead (to/by something) to increase the number of points, games, etc. by which one person or team is ahead of other competitors: With the shot, the team extended its lead to 77–66.9FRACTIONS math if you extend a fraction, you find a fraction that is equal to it but has a different denominator (=number below the line). For example, you can extend 1/2 to 2/4, 5/10, etc.[Origin: 1300–1400 Latin extendere, from tendere to stretch] → see also overextend

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