extend
/ɛkˈstɛnd/
verb
To increase in extent.
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Verb 4 meanings
To increase in extent.
To possess a certain extent; to cover an amount of space.
“The desert extended for miles in all directions.”
To cause to increase in extent.
To cause to last for a longer period of time.
Where it comes from
Etymology
From Middle English extenden, from Anglo-Norman extendre, estendre, from Latin extendō (“to stretch out”).
Similar and opposite words
EXTEND at a glance
EXTEND has 6 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (E 1 + X 8 + T 1 + E 1 + N 1 + D 2) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,939 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with extend
All rhymesOne letter away
- EXTENT13
- EXPEND16
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