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extending

verb
ek-STEN-ding/ɛkˈstɛndɪŋ/

1 meaning of extending

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of extend.

    The committee is extending the deadline by two weeks.

    Extending the contract required approval from both parties.

    Note

    One -ing form does two jobs here. With a form of be it builds the progressive (they are extending the lease), and on its own it heads a noun phrase as a gerund. Because extend works both with and without an object, so does this form: extending an invitation or extending an arm takes one, while a wall extending to the river simply describes reach.

extending is a form of extend

extend, verb: To cause something to increase in size, range, or scope. Full entry

Forms
extendextends he/she/itextending -ing formextended past tense, past participle
Spelling
extend → extending: add -ing

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