extending
present participle ofextend
| 单词 | extending |
| 释义 | extending present participle ofextend extend verb uk/ɪkˈstend/us/ɪkˈstend/extendverb(INCREASE)B2[T] toaddto something inorderto make itbiggerorlonger: We haveplansto extendourhouse(= to make itbigger). Thegovernmenthasproducedaseriesofleafletsdesignedto extend(=increase)publicawarenessof thedangersofAIDS. We'replanningto extendourpublishingof children'sbooks(=increaseit). to increase
B2[T] to make something lastlonger: Thebarhasrecentlyextendeditsopeninghours(= made themlonger). I need to extend myvisa(= make it lastlonger).
Stretching the body
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Becoming bigger extendverb(STRETCH)[T] tostretchsomething out: We've extended aclothesline(= made itreach)between twotreesin thegarden. He extended hishandas agreeting(=heldout hishandfor someone toshakeit). Stretching the body
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Becoming bigger extendverb(REACH)B2[Iusually+ adv/prep] toreach,stretch, orcontinue: The Sahara Desert extendsformiles. Thepathextendsbeyondthe end of theroad. Rain isexpectedto extendto(=arrivein)allpartsof thecountryby thisevening. Theeffectsof thislegislationwill extend(=reach)furtherthan thegovernmentintends.
Stretching the body
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Becoming bigger extendverb(OFFER)[T]formal toofferor give something to someone: I should like to extend mythankstoyou foryourkindness. Thechairpersonextended awarmwelcometotheguestspeaker. Thegovernmentis extendingaidtopeoplewho have beenaffectedby theearthquake. [+ two objects]Thebankhasagreedto extend usmoney/extendmoneytous(=lendusmoney)tobuyourhouse. Giving, providing and supplying
extendverb(INCLUDE)[I+ adv/prep] toincludeoraffectsomeone or something: Parkingrestrictionsdo not extendtodisabledpeople. Her new-foundtolerancedoes not extend tosinglemothers. Theinvitationdid not extend tofamilymembers. Including and containing
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Affecting and influencing extendverb(USE ABILITY)[T] tocausesomeone to use alltheirability: Shefeelsthat herjobdoesn't extend her enough. Trying and making an effort
Examplesofextendingextending In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Extendingthe time duration of plume removal beyond 10 ms does not result in a significant decrease in energy. From theCambridge English Corpus The results from the second were based on verbal actions, which were seen asextendingand clarifying behavioural actions. From theCambridge English Corpus Extendingour work to consider other kinds of utility functions without that link would be useful. 10. From theCambridge English Corpus After the initial discovery, a large literature was publishedextendingthe result in various directions. From theCambridge English Corpus We hope that presenting alternative arguments may be useful to readers interested inextendingthe theory. From theCambridge English Corpus In recent years, scholarsextendingeconomic analysis to political institutions have paid an increasing amount of attention to informal modes of governance. From theCambridge English Corpus The ventral epicondyle is enlarged,extendingdistally to below the level of the dorsal and ventral condyles. From theCambridge English Corpus Petiole with dorsal lateral carinae strongly elevated over basal half, much weaker posteriorly, butextendingto posterior margin. From theCambridge English Corpus It is not always possible to have a continuous solutionextendingfrom far upstream to far downstream. From theCambridge English Corpus The drag is unchanged byextendingthe fuselage cylindrically downstream, and then reversing the flow direction. From theCambridge English Corpus Accommodating the elderly : invoking andextendinga theory. From theCambridge English Corpus The general ideas offered here prove useful inextendingurban patterns to the electronic city. From theCambridge English Corpus This accessory atrioventricular connectionextendingacross the atrioventricular node was found in an infant dying suddenly and unexpectedly. From theCambridge English Corpus It is a condition that does not lead to contentment and an even satisfaction, but to an everextendingdesire for the choice fruits tasted. From theCambridge English Corpus There have been a number of other proposals to develop default logic byextendingthe syntax of default rules. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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