Extend
verb
To make something longer or larger.
Can you extend the table to fit more people?
Often appears as...
- extend an invitation
- extend a deadline
verb
To give or offer something to someone.
The company extended an offer of employment to him.
Often appears as...
- extend a hand
- extend help
verb
To continue or stretch a certain distance or period of time.
The road extends for miles.
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- extend to
- extend beyond
verb
To apply or use something in wider way.
We are extending the use of our software in businesses.
Often appears as...
- extend the use
- extend the application
verb
To lengthen the time limit for something.
They extend the date of the assignment due
Often appears as...
- extend a deadline
- extend a stay
verb
To make something longer or larger.
Can you extend the table to fit more people?
Often appears as...
- extend an invitation
- extend a deadline
verb
To give or offer something to someone.
The company extended an offer of employment to him.
Often appears as...
- extend a hand
- extend help
verb
To continue or stretch a certain distance or period of time.
The road extends for miles.
Often appears as...
- extend to
- extend beyond
verb
To apply or use something in wider way.
We are extending the use of our software in businesses.
Often appears as...
- extend the use
- extend the application
verb
To lengthen the time limit for something.
They extend the date of the assignment due
Often appears as...
- extend a deadline
- extend a stay
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Change
Often refers to literal adjustments in size or shape of objects.
I'll need to extend the curtain rod to fit the new window.
Pro Tip 2/2Modification Expectation
Implies an alteration or amendment to original plans or designs.
Could you extend the blueprint to include a garage?
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Change
Often refers to literal adjustments in size or shape of objects.
I'll need to extend the curtain rod to fit the new window.
Pro Tip 2/2Modification Expectation
Implies an alteration or amendment to original plans or designs.
Could you extend the blueprint to include a garage?
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Change
Often refers to literal adjustments in size or shape of objects.
I'll need to extend the curtain rod to fit the new window.
Pro Tip 2/2Modification Expectation
Implies an alteration or amendment to original plans or designs.
Could you extend the blueprint to include a garage?
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How smart are...
orangutans have adapted to a life high in the rain forest canopies. Many of the skills they learn are transmitted through the special bond they have with their mothers, the most extended in the animal kingdom next to humans. Orangutan mothers usually give birth to one baby at a time, waiting up to eight years before having another.
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At what moment are you...
In the future, the point of no return may be pushed even further. Some animals are known to extend their lifespans or survive extreme conditions by slowing down their biological processes to the point where they are virtually paused. And research into cryonics hopes to achieve the same
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Tim Urban: Inside the...
they just extend outward forever. And it's this long-term kind of procrastination that's much less visible and much less talked about than the funnier, short-term deadline-based kind. It's usually suffered quietly and privately. And it can be the source
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How smart are dolphins?...
The habit of helping injured individuals extends across the species barrier as evidenced by the many accounts of dolphins carrying humans to the surface to breathe. And like us, dolphins mourn their dead. When we consider all the evidence,
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Are you a body with a...
such as neural prosthetics and wearable robots that could become extended parts of our bodies. Or the slightly more radical idea of mind uploading, which dangles the possibility of immortal life without a body
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A brief history of goths...
Although Roman culture was never fully lost, its influence declined and new art styles arose focused on religious symbolism and allegory rather than proportion and realism. This shift extended to architecture
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Why do our bodies age? -...
Ultimately, does longer life as we know it come down to diet, exercise, medicine, or something else? Will future technologies, like cell-repairing nanobots, or gene therapy, artificially extend our years?
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How the Mojave Desert...
Like Mars, it's dry, barren, and incredibly ornate. The carved canyons, long shadows, deep craters, and rich iron oxide soil create a landscape that extends for as far as the eye can see.
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Talking about history...
country will ever be subject to an automatic and actually with the support of this community we've extended that work we're now trying to end putting children in
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Cities That Are Saving...
in the world and this practice extends to all parts of the city the waterways have been cleaned up and
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How smart are...
orangutans have adapted to a life high in the rain forest canopies. Many of the skills they learn are transmitted through the special bond they have with their mothers, the most extended in the animal kingdom next to humans. Orangutan mothers usually give birth to one baby at a time, waiting up to eight years before having another.
Video examples
At what moment are you...
In the future, the point of no return may be pushed even further. Some animals are known to extend their lifespans or survive extreme conditions by slowing down their biological processes to the point where they are virtually paused. And research into cryonics hopes to achieve the same
Video examples
Tim Urban: Inside the...
they just extend outward forever. And it's this long-term kind of procrastination that's much less visible and much less talked about than the funnier, short-term deadline-based kind. It's usually suffered quietly and privately. And it can be the source
Video examples
How smart are dolphins?...
The habit of helping injured individuals extends across the species barrier as evidenced by the many accounts of dolphins carrying humans to the surface to breathe. And like us, dolphins mourn their dead. When we consider all the evidence,
Video examples
Are you a body with a...
such as neural prosthetics and wearable robots that could become extended parts of our bodies. Or the slightly more radical idea of mind uploading, which dangles the possibility of immortal life without a body
Video examples
A brief history of goths...
Although Roman culture was never fully lost, its influence declined and new art styles arose focused on religious symbolism and allegory rather than proportion and realism. This shift extended to architecture
Video examples
Why do our bodies age? -...
Ultimately, does longer life as we know it come down to diet, exercise, medicine, or something else? Will future technologies, like cell-repairing nanobots, or gene therapy, artificially extend our years?
Video examples
How the Mojave Desert...
Like Mars, it's dry, barren, and incredibly ornate. The carved canyons, long shadows, deep craters, and rich iron oxide soil create a landscape that extends for as far as the eye can see.
Video examples
Talking about history...
country will ever be subject to an automatic and actually with the support of this community we've extended that work we're now trying to end putting children in
Video examples
Cities That Are Saving...
in the world and this practice extends to all parts of the city the waterways have been cleaned up and
Example 1 of 10
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Jose Padilha
Brazilian Director
A lot of jobs today are being automated; what happens when you extend that concept to very important areas of society like law enforcement? What happens if you start controlling the behavior of criminals or people in general with software-running machines? Those questions, they look like they're sci-fi but they're not.
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Gina Neely
American Actor
I think, for me, since I've always had a busy lifestyle, I try to take out a little time for me and exercise and do things that are good for me, because if I'm not good, then I can't extend that out to my family.
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Jo Swinson
British Politician
I respect everyone's right to their own religious beliefs, but for me, this cannot extend to our education system treating some people's lives and identities as if they are somehow less worthy of respect or love.
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Mark Zuckerberg
American Businessman
At Facebook, we build tools to help people connect with the people they want and share what they want, and by doing this we are extending people's capacity to build and maintain relationships.
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Joe Torre
American Athlete
One thing you have to realize is that cancer is not something you necessarily cure, but you want to just take care of yourself and extend your life as long as you can.
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John Pearson
British Theologian
They which have no hope of a life to come, may extend their griefs for the loss of this, and equal the days of their mourning with the years of the life of man.
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Gordon B. Hinckley
American Clergyman
I think that the churches do a better job in many respects than the government does in various kinds of things. Extending aid, the helpfulness, and so on, yes.
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Albert Schweitzer
German Theologian
Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace.
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Victoria Moran
American Writer
I'm a big believer in living life as an extended working vacation.
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Antonio Brown
American Athlete
Spreading my love and extending my hand is what life's all about.
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Jose Padilha
Brazilian Director
A lot of jobs today are being automated; what happens when you extend that concept to very important areas of society like law enforcement? What happens if you start controlling the behavior of criminals or people in general with software-running machines? Those questions, they look like they're sci-fi but they're not.
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Gina Neely
American Actor
I think, for me, since I've always had a busy lifestyle, I try to take out a little time for me and exercise and do things that are good for me, because if I'm not good, then I can't extend that out to my family.
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Jo Swinson
British Politician
I respect everyone's right to their own religious beliefs, but for me, this cannot extend to our education system treating some people's lives and identities as if they are somehow less worthy of respect or love.
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Mark Zuckerberg
American Businessman
At Facebook, we build tools to help people connect with the people they want and share what they want, and by doing this we are extending people's capacity to build and maintain relationships.
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Joe Torre
American Athlete
One thing you have to realize is that cancer is not something you necessarily cure, but you want to just take care of yourself and extend your life as long as you can.
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John Pearson
British Theologian
They which have no hope of a life to come, may extend their griefs for the loss of this, and equal the days of their mourning with the years of the life of man.
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Gordon B. Hinckley
American Clergyman
I think that the churches do a better job in many respects than the government does in various kinds of things. Extending aid, the helpfulness, and so on, yes.
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Albert Schweitzer
German Theologian
Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace.
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Victoria Moran
American Writer
I'm a big believer in living life as an extended working vacation.
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Antonio Brown
American Athlete
Spreading my love and extending my hand is what life's all about.
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