extend : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: extend	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for extend
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
extend v extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard" Synonym(s): widen, broaden, extend stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" Synonym(s): run, go, pass, lead, extend span an interval of distance, space or time; "The war extended over five years"; "The period covered the turn of the century"; "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"; "This farm covers some 200 acres"; "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles" Synonym(s): cover, continue, extend make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages" Synonym(s): extend, offer thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting" Synonym(s): exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk" Synonym(s): extend, poke out, reach out offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy" Synonym(s): offer, extend extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head" Synonym(s): stretch, extend expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent" Synonym(s): extend, expand lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight" Synonym(s): prolong, protract, extend, draw out extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna" Synonym(s): unfold, stretch, stretch out, extend cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just now?" Synonym(s): gallop, extend open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?" use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much" Synonym(s): strain, extend prolong the time allowed for payment of; "extend the loan" continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces" Synonym(s): carry, extend increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice" Synonym(s): extend, stretch
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Extend \Extend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Extended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Extending}.] [L. extendere, extentum, extensum; ex out + tendere to stretch. See {Trend}.] 1. To stretch out; to prolong in space; to carry forward or continue in length; as, to extend* a line in surveying; to extend a cord across the street. Few extend their thoughts toward universal knowledge'. --Locke. 2. To enlarge, as a surface or volume; to expand; to spread; to amplify; as, to extend metal plates by hammering or rolling them. 3. To enlarge; to widen; to carry out further; as, to extend the capacities, the sphere of usefulness, or commerce; to extend power or influence; to continue, as time; to lengthen; to prolong; as, to extend the time of payment or a season of trail. 4. To hold out or reach forth, as the arm or hand. His helpless hand extend. --Dryden. 5. To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply; as, to extend sympathy to the suffering. 6. To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating additions; as, to extend liquors. --G. P. Burnham. 7. (Eng. Law) To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent. {Extended letter} (Typog.), a letter, or style of type, having a broader face than is usual for a letter or type of the same height. Note: This is extended type. Syn: To increase; enlarge; expand; widen; diffuse. See {Increase}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
extend To add {features} to a program, especially through the use of {hooks}. "Extend" is very often used in the phrase "extend the {functionality} of a program." {Plug-ins} are one form of extension. (1997-06-21)