extended
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Made longer or larger in space or time: Refers to something that has been increased in length, duration, or scope.
- Stretched out: Refers to something that is fully stretched or unfolded.
- Not literal; figurative: Refers to the use of a word or concept beyond its primary, literal meaning.
Usage Examples
- Made longer or larger:
- The extended runway allows larger planes to land.
- We are offering an extended warranty for three years.
- Stretched out:
- He lay on the couch with his extended legs on the ottoman.
- She reached for the book with an extended arm.
- Not literal; figurative:
- In the phrase "a warm welcome," the word "warm" is used in an extended sense.
Advanced Usage
- "Extended family": A family group that includes not only parents and children but also other relatives such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
- In many cultures, the extended family lives together.
- "Extended metaphor": A metaphor that is developed over several lines or throughout an entire work.
- The poet used an extended metaphor comparing life to a journey.
Variants and Related Words
- Extend (verb): To make something longer or larger; to stretch out.
- The company plans to extend its operations to Asia.
- Extension (noun): The act of extending or the state of being extended; a part that is added to make something longer.
- They built an extension on the back of the house.
- Extensive (adjective): Covering a large area; having a wide range.
- The fire caused extensive damage.
Synonyms
- Lengthened: Made longer.
- Prolonged: Lasting for a long time or longer than usual.
- Elongated: Unusually long in relation to its width.
Related Phrases
- Extended play (EP): A musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but is too short to qualify as a full album.
- The band released an EP before their first album.
- Extended leave: A period of absence from work or duty that is longer than usual.
- She is on extended leave following the birth of her child.
Idioms
- Extended hand: An offer of friendship, help, or peace.
- He offered an extended hand to his former rival.
Adjective
- large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
- an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England
- extended farm lands
- surgeons with extended experience
- they suffered extensive damage
- beyond the literal or primary sense
- `hot off the press' shows an extended sense of `hot'
- drawn out or made longer spatially
- Picasso's elongated Don Quixote
- lengthened skirts are fashionable this year
- the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes
- a prolonged black line across the page
- fully extended or stretched forth
- an extended telescope
- his extended legs reached almost across the small room
- refused to accept the extended hand
- relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
- a drawn-out argument
- an extended discussion
- a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law
- a prolonged and bitter struggle
- protracted negotiations