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extends

Syllables: ex·tends/ɛkˈstɛndz/

extends is the third-person singular simple present indicative of extend.

Meaning of extend

Verb

extend (third-person singular simple present extends, present participle extending, simple past and past participle extended)

  1. (intransitive) To increase in extent.
  2. (intransitive) To possess a certain extent; to cover an amount of space.
    • The desert extended for miles in all directions.
  3. (transitive) To cause to increase in extent.
    Synonyms:
    run
  4. (transitive) To cause to last for a longer period of time.
  5. (transitive) To straighten (a limb).
  6. (transitive) To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply.
    • to extend sympathy to the suffering

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Phrases with extends

Words that rhyme with extends

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Questions about extends

What is extends the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Extends is the third-person singular simple present indicative of extend.
How do you pronounce extends?
Extends is pronounced /ɛkˈstɛndz/.

Words near extends in the dictionary

  1. extendibility
  2. extendible
  3. extending
  4. extending a hand
  5. extending one's hand
  6. extends
  7. extends a hand
  8. extends one's hand
  9. extense
  10. extenses
  11. extensibilities

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