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extend in inglese:

1. draw out draw out



Inglese parola "extend"(draw out) si verifica in set:

CPE idioms and fixed phrases

2. extensive extensive


I've done extensive research on this topic.
Those selected will have to face extensive medical and psychological tests.
The hirricane caused extensive damage.
extensive room service menu
Extensive reading is as important as intensive reading.
Forested wetlands are the subject of extensive USDA research.
Twice a year he sends his car in for extensive detailing.
The server farm suffered extensive breakage after the earthquake.
The day being fine, I felt amply repaid for my walk through the extensive and finely-wooded grounds, numerously stocked with deer.
The subway system in large cities like Paris and Tokyo is very extensive. It isn't extensive in Vancouver.
an extensive garden
You have an extensive periodontal disease.
Why was the damage so extensive?
the gardens at the palace are extensive; her knowledge of the mortgage-backed securities market is extensive
Another organizational feature of this Guide is that I have made extensive use of overview topics

3. reach


I can't reach it.
At a time when women's voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach out for the ballot.
At this rate, even independent film will never reach a true understanding of romance and relationships, so to hell with the movies, let's have dinner.
Today, through radio and television, mass advertising can reach millions of people at a time with its messages.
To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it— but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.
I have an itch right in the middle of my back and I can't reach it. Arrgghh!
They have affiliates in many countries and are trying to expand their reach. These are not opinions to be debated; these are facts to be dealt with.
The departmental heads, lost in petty argument, could not reach a cohesive decision.
There is no act which Christianity forbids, that the law will not reach: if it were otherwise, Christianity would not be, as it has always been held to be, part of the law of England.
If every user added twenty a day to Tatoeba, it might be possible to reach one million sentences by Christmas.
What Alice, waiting for a reply, was faced with was a sudden howl. It was a resounding noise, sharp as to burst her ear drums, loud as to reach unto the heavens.
Skirts this year reach a few centimeters above the knees.
After John became manager, he told me he would never have expected to reach such a high position.
A math teacher says, "With a calculator, the child can reach the right answer, but have no idea at all how he got there."
From the corridor, you can reach the living room, the kitchen, and the toilet, or you can take the stairs upstairs, where the bedrooms and the bathroom are.

4. extended


He extended his right arm.
The workers complained when their working hours were extended.
The subway line is going to be extended out this way.
Tokyo was really wonderful and the welcome the Japanese extended to us was also just as wonderful.
Recently, the increasing diversity of computer use has extended far beyond the realms of the office.
an extended warranty
He won the race easily without being fully extended.
The impudent child extended her legs across my lap.
Recently communism has extended its power.
Wishing to be sincere in their thoughts, they first extended to the utmost their knowledge. Such extension of knowledge lay in the investigation of things.
From Sendai I extended my journey to Aomori.
As he unhesitatingly extended his arm towards me, he came to touch my private areas.
He extended the knowledge of biochemistry.
Which words does he use to describe the use of e-cigarettes for an extended period of time?
Conversely, engaging in extended practice may influence how genes are turned on and off in the body.

5. stretch


Don't pull my sweater - you'll stretch it.
Stretch your arms straight.
to make someone use all their intelligence or ability, especially in a way that is interesting or enjoyable I don’t think his job really stretches him sufficiently. (esticar)
Ha-ha, you always stretch when class is over don't you?
I don't know if you'd call it a hobby, but to stretch it a little, you could say music appreciation is my hobby.
She really had to stretch her imagination to squeeze enough material for a solo album out of a contrabassoon, but by God, she did.
When violent extremists operate in one stretch of mountains, people are endangered across an ocean.
The traffic jam stretches 5 kilometres, so I had to wait a long time.
if you stretch yourself, or if something stretches you, you have to do things that are too difficult for you, but which help you improve your skills or knowledge so that they are no longer too difficult
We covered the 20-mile stretch quite quickly.
an unbroken length, tract, or space; continuous extent or distance: a long stretch of beach
This narrow stretch of water separates England from continental Europe.
I'm really tired. I have to rest for a stretch.
On warm days, bears stretch out or lie on their backs with their feet in the air.

6. retract


The cat immediately retracted its claws.
She had to retract statements in published articles.
Two men retracted the confessions they made following their arrest three months ago.
But Monsanto is going all out to get the report retracted!
The wheels of the airplane were retracted after take-off
1. Several key witnesses have retracted their statements/claims/allegations. 2. The police later retracted all the charges against the women.
It is a decision I cannot and will not retract.

7. to make something include more people or things



8. to add to something in order to make it bigger or longer



9. to make something last longer