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extend something to something

 

1. . to lengthen something to reach something. We extended the antenna to its full length. Extend your arm to the wall and see how straight you can make it.

2. to push a stated deadline further into the future. I will extend the deadline to Friday. We cannot extend the due date to next month.

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extend to someone or something

to reach all the way to someone or something. This policy extends to you also. The road extends to Los Angeles.

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extend to

v.

1. To stretch out to some point: The road extends to the next city.

2. To lengthen or prolong something to some point: We extended the table's legs to raise its height. I'd like to extend my holiday to the weekend.

3. To include someone or something in a sphere of influence: These rules extend to applications submitted before this morning.

4. To offer something to someone: Extend my best wishes to your family.

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