extended
UK/ɪkˈstɛndɪd//ɪkˈstɛndəd/
extended is the simple past and past participle of extend.
Adjective
extended (comparative more extended, superlative most extended)
- Longer in length or extension; elongated.
- Stretched out or pulled out; expanded.
- Lasting longer; protracted.
- After 46 years of service, Hunterston B nuclear power plant in North Ayrshire closed on January 7. The facility had been life-extended on several occasions, before the decision to close came after cracks were found in the core.2022 January 26, “News in pictures: Last trains to Scottish nuclear power plant”, in RAIL, number 949, page 30
- Having a large scope or range; extensive.
- Wider than usual.
Meaning of extend
Verb
extend (third-person singular simple present extends, present participle extending, simple past and past participle extended)
- To increase in extent.
- To possess a certain extent; to cover an amount of space.
- The desert extended for miles in all directions.
- To cause to increase in extent.
- Synonyms:
- run
- To cause to last for a longer period of time.
- To straighten (a limb).
- To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply.
- to extend sympathy to the suffering
Forms of extended
| comparative | more extended |
|---|---|
| superlative | most extended |
Words formed from extended
- extended amygdala
- extended cab
- extended definition
- extended Euclidean algorithm
- extended household
- extended keyboard
- extendedly
- extendedness
- extended-order drill
- extended periodic table
- extended playing time
- extended problem-solving
- extended reality
- extended real number system
- extended spider
- hyperextended
- inextended
- nonextended
- unextended
- extended ASCII
- extended basic block
- extended family
- extended Latin
- extended memory
- extended metaphor
- extended order drill
- extended phenotype
- extended play
- extended shinjitai
- extended static checking
- extended vocabulary
- life-extended
- spatially extended
Phrases with extended
- extended cabs
- extended plays
- extended a hand
- extended spiders
- extended families
- extended keyboards
- extended metaphors
- extended realities
- extended households
- extended one's hand
- extended phenotypes
- extended basic blocks
1 more phrasesFewer phrases
Words that rhyme with extended
- suspended
- apprehended
- splendid
- comprehended
- defended
- distended
- intended
- amended
- ascended
- blended
- depended
- ended
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Questions about extended
- What does extended mean?
- Extended means longer in length or extension; elongated.
- What is extended the simple past and past participle of?
- Extended is the simple past and past participle of extend.
- What part of speech is extended?
- Extended is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce extended?
- Extended is pronounced /ɪkˈstɛndəd/ (US).
Words near extended in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: extended (page history and authors); extend (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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