extend - Meaning in Tamil

extend - Meaning in Tamil

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Definitions and Meaning of extend in English

extend verb

1. use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity

   Examples

   • "Don't strain your mind too much"
   • "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"
2. reach outward in space

   Example

   • "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk"
3. span an interval of distance, space or time

   Examples

   • "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"
   • "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles"
   • "The period covered the turn of the century"
   • "The war extended over five years"
   • "This farm covers some 200 acres"
4. stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

   Examples

   • "His knowledge doesn't go very far"
   • "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"
   • "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"
   • "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"
5. make available; provide

   Examples

   • "extend a loan"
   • "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages"
6. offer verbally

   Examples

   • "extend my greetings"
   • "He offered his sympathy"
7. extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length

   Examples

   • "extend the TV antenna"
   • "stretch out that piece of cloth"
   • "Unfold the newspaper"
8. cause to move at full gallop

   Example

   • "Did you gallop the horse just now?"
9. open or straighten out; unbend

   Example

   • "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"
10. extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body

    Examples

    • "Extend your right arm above your head"
    • "Stretch your legs!"
11. expand the influence of

    Example

    • "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"
12. extend in scope or range or area

    Examples

    • "broaden your horizon"
    • "Extend your backyard"
    • "The law was extended to all citizens"
    • "widen the range of applications"
13. prolong the time allowed for payment of

    Example

    • "extend the loan"
14. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer

    Examples

    • "She extended her visit by another day"
    • "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"
    • "We prolonged our stay"
15. continue or extend

    Examples

    • "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"
    • "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
16. increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance

    Examples

    • "extend the casserole with a little rice"
    • "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"
17. thrust or extend out

    Examples

    • "extend a hand"
    • "He held out his hand"
    • "point a finger"
    • "the bee exserted its sting"

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