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Synonyms for extended

Grammar : Adj
Spell : ik-sten-did
Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈstɛn dɪd

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Définition of extended

Origin :
  • early 14c., "to value, assess;" late 14c. "to stretch out, lengthen," from Anglo-French estendre (late 13c.), Old French estendre "stretch out, extend, increase," from Latin extendere "stretch out," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + tendere "to stretch" (see tenet). Related: Extended; extending.
  • adj lengthened
  • adj widespread, comprehensive
Example sentences :
  • Exceeding the limits assigned to it, my discussion has, however, extended too far.
  • Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
  • A territory bounded by the Mississippi has been extended from sea to sea.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • He took the hand which she extended and, bending over it, kissed it gallantly.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • From children and animals it extended to slaves and criminals.
  • Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw
  • Dick had no scruple in clasping that extended hand very warmly in his own.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • By this means he gave to man an extended, a Titan personality.
  • Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde
  • Peter took the hand she extended and held it one minute in both his own.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • She was sitting on the ground, one foot doubled under her, the other extended.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • "And I had almost forgot it," said Madame Dufour, as she extended the letter.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • The colonel broke into a hearty laugh, and then extended his hand to Dick.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler

Antonyms for extended

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