Definition of "extend" in English

verb

1. (intransitive) To increase in extent.

2. (intransitive) To possess a certain extent; to cover an amount of space.

   • The desert extended for miles in all directions.

3. (transitive) To cause to increase in extent.

4. (transitive) To cause to last for a longer period of time.

5. (transitive) To straighten (a limb).

6. (transitive) To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply.

   • to extend sympathy to the suffering
   • to extend credit to a valued customer

7. To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating additions.

   • There's little stew left, but we can always extend it by adding more potatoes.

8. (UK, law) To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent.

9. (object-oriented programming) Of a class: to be an extension or subtype of, or to be based on, a prototype or a more abstract class.

   • The classes Person and Dog extend the class Animal.

10. (intransitive, US, military) To reenlist for a further period.

noun

1. Misspelling of extent.