The meaning of Extended

verb

Increase the volume of (sound), especially using an amplifier.

Usage examples:

The accompanying chords have been amplified in our arrangement

verb

To increase the strength of a sound; make louder

Usage examples:

Electric guitars are amplified through loudspeakers., this study amplifies earlier research., [ u ]…

verb

Make (something) greater by adding to it; increase.

Usage examples:

He augmented his summer income by painting houses

noun

A vowel prefixed to past tenses of verbs in greek and certain other indo-european languages.

verb

Become larger in distance from side to side; widen.

Usage examples:

Her smile broadened

verb

To become wider, or to cause something to be wider

Usage examples:

[ t ] they are broadening the road to speed up the flow of traffic., going to college will broaden …

verb

To increase the range of something

Usage examples:

New rules should help credit unions expand their activities and broaden access to cheaper borrowing…

verb

Grow or cause to grow and become more mature, advanced, or elaborate.

Usage examples:

Motion pictures were to develop into mass entertainment

verb

Progress or evolve through a process of natural growth

verb

To grow or cause to grow or change into a more advanced form

Usage examples:

[ t ] this exercise will help develop the shoulder and back muscles (= it will make them stronger).…

verb

Make or become more diverse or varied.

Usage examples:

The trilobites diversified into a great number of species

verb

To become varied or different, or to make something varied or different

Usage examples:

[ t ] people are advised to diversify their investments in the stock market to reduce risk., divers…

verb

To start to produce a range of different types of products or services, in order to succeed in more markets or protect yourself against risk

Usage examples:

Farmers are increasingly diversifying into other activities to supplement their incomes., using its…

phrasal verb

Make more sociable

phrasal verb

To cause something to last longer than is usual or necessary

Usage examples:

The trial was drawn out because of the need to translate everything., she was good at drawing out y…

phrasal verb

To get money from a bank or an account so that you can use it

Usage examples:

The bank allows us to draw out £500 a week.

verb

Make (something) longer, especially unusually so in relation to its width.

Usage examples:

An artist known for elongating the human figures in his paintings

adjective

Long in relation to width; elongated.

Usage examples:

Elongate fishes

verb

To become or make something become longer, and often thinner

Usage examples:

The cells elongate as they take in water., acanthoclinus are elongate fishes.

verb

Intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of.

Usage examples:

His refusal does nothing to enhance his reputation

Increase

verb

To improve the quality, amount, or strength of something

Usage examples:

The marinade enhances the flavor of the fish., the county took steps to enhance water quality., [ c…

verb

Make or become larger or more extensive.

Usage examples:

They have renovated and enlarged the four-storey building

verb

To become larger, or to cause something to become larger

Usage examples:

The city council voted to enlarge the park., he suffers from an enlarged heart.

verb

To become bigger, or to make something bigger

Usage examples:

The inclusion of customs receipts will enlarge the available pool of money., enlarged business/comp…

verb

Become or make larger or more extensive.

Usage examples:

Their business expanded into other hotels

verb

Extend in one or more directions

verb

To increase something in size, number, or importance

Usage examples:

[ i ] the air in the balloon expands when heated., [ t ] they expanded their number of stores signi…

verb

Freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone).

Usage examples:

She gave him presents and clothes

noun

Capacity to bend or alter in shape under pressure.

Usage examples:

Plastic pots that have enough give to accommodate the vigorous roots

Transfer possession of something concrete or abstract

collocation

Wait uncompromisingly for something desirable

phrasal verb

Resist or survive in difficult circumstances.

Usage examples:

The troops held out against constant attacks

phrasal verb

Have a feeling of hope or optimism.

Usage examples:

Only time will tell if the plan is successful, but i'm not holding out much hope

verb

Become or make greater in size, amount, or degree.

Usage examples:

Car use is increasing at an alarming rate

noun

A rise in the size, amount, or degree of something.

Usage examples:

An increase of 28.3 per cent

verb

A process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous

verb

Make or become longer.

Usage examples:

The mascara will lengthen your lashes

verb

To make something longer, or to become longer

Usage examples:

[ t ] i’ll have to lengthen this skirt., [ i ] in the late afternoon, the shadows of the haystacks …

verb

Present or proffer (something) for (someone) to accept or reject as desired.

Usage examples:

May i offer you a drink?

noun

An expression of readiness to do or give something if desired.

Usage examples:

Sympathetic offers of help

verb

Present for acceptance or rejection

verb

Extend or stretch out (something, especially a hand or arm).

Usage examples:

I outstretched my hand towards him

verb

Hold out or put forward (something) to someone for acceptance.

Usage examples:

She proffered a glass of wine

noun

An offer or proposal.

Usage examples:

And then, as i found out only the same day, on march 23 of 1983, he, in a five-minute segment at th…

idiom

Reach outward in space

phrasal verb

Stretch out an arm in order to touch or grasp something.

Usage examples:

She reached out to squeeze hope's hand

phrasal verb

Seek to establish communication with someone, with the aim of offering or obtaining assistance or cooperation.

Usage examples:

She was a great one for reaching out and helping people

verb

(of something soft or elastic) be made or be capable of being made longer or wider without tearing or breaking.

Usage examples:

My jumper stretched in the wash

noun

An act of stretching one's limbs or body.

Usage examples:

I got up and had a stretch

verb

To reach across a distance or become longer or wider, or to cause something to do this

Usage examples:

[ i ] rubber stretches when you pull it., [ t ] the banner was stretched across the street., [ m ] …

noun

A thing added to something else in order to complete or enhance it.

Usage examples:

The handout is a supplement to the official manual

verb

Add an extra element or amount to.

Usage examples:

I looked for a part-time job to supplement my income

noun

Something that is added to something else in order to improve it or complete it; something extra

Usage examples:

Hormone/vitamin supplements, an advertising supplement, she got a second job to supplement her inco…

verb

Make or become wider.

Usage examples:

We should widen the scope of our investigation

verb

To become farther in distance from one side to the other

Usage examples:

[ i ] after it passes through town, the road widens., [ t ] let’s widen the discussion by listening…