extended
- 1Past tense and past participle of extend.
The store extended its hours during the holidays.
They extended the deadline by a whole week.
UsageAlso used for offering: extended an invitation means invited someone.
- 2Going on for a long time, longer than usual.
Like a movie that runs much longer than you thought it would.
We took an extended break over the holidays.
The strike led to an extended period without buses.
UsageUsually before time words: an extended stay, an extended break.
Similarprolonged, lengthy, long, protracted
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- 3Covering a lot of different things or a wide area.
All of our extended family came to Grandma's birthday party.
The company has an extended network of shops across the country.
UsageMost often in extended family: aunts, uncles, cousins and more.
Similarextensive, broad, comprehensive
Oppositelimited, restricted
- 4Made longer than its normal size.
Like a telescope pulled out to its full length.
He uses an extended cable to charge his phone from bed.
Dad's pickup has an extended cab with room for the kids.
Similarlengthened, elongated, long
- 5Stretched or pulled out wide.
Like a rubber band stretched out as far as it will go.
With wings fully extended, the eagle glided over the valley.
He greeted the guest with an extended hand.
Similaroutstretched, unfolded
Less common meaning
- 6Wider than the normal shape, like letters made wider in print.
Like letters stretched sideways so each one takes up more room.
The headline used an extended font that filled the page.
The sign uses extended letters, so each word looks wide.
Similarwide
Oppositecondensed, compressed, narrow
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extended is a form of extend
extend, verb: To make something bigger, longer, or able to reach farther. Full entry
- Spelling
- extend → extended: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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