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extend

/ɪksˈtend/ik-STEND
/ɪksˈtɛnd/ik-STEND

Meaningto stretch

Common meaning: stretch out

Journey through time

  1. Latintendere‘to stretch’source
  2. Latinextendere‘to stretch out’source
  3. Middle Englishextendensource
  4. Englishextend‘stretch out’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin tendere ‘to stretch’.

Roots

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