The meaning of EXTEND is to spread or stretch forth : unbend. How to use extend in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Extend.

The potential for building out the clean energy infrastructure through offshore wind extends far beyond an initial pilot project.

Their influence extends well beyond their immediate circle of friends. The organization soon extended [= reached] across the country. His popularity extends from coast to coast.

If you say that something, usually something large, extends for a particular distance or extends from one place to another, you are indicating its size or position.

Definition of extend verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

to stretch forth or hold out, as the arm or hand: to extend one's hand in greeting. to place at full length, esp. horizontally, as the body or limbs. prolong: to extend a visit. spread out in area: A …

2. to last for a certain time: his schooling extended for three years. 3. (intr) to reach a certain point in time or distance: the land extends five miles. 4. (intr) to exist or occur: the trees extended …

Dec 15, 2025 · extend (third-person singular simple present extends, present participle extending, simple past and past participle extended) (intransitive) To increase in extent.

"Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"

Extension of a function, defined on a larger domain Extension of a polyhedron, in geometry Extension of a line segment (finite) into an infinite line (e.g., extended base) Exterior algebra, …