Similar words: expend · extent · extended · extender · attend · extant · intend · extensor · external · extendable
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extend

verb
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1 verb make broader in scope TRANSITIVEleathnaigh verb  c m ucuir le PhrV  c m uthe scheme was extended to other areas leathnaíodh an scéim go dtí ceantair eile, cuireadh ceantair eile isteach faoin scéim 2 verb have particular scope INTRANSITIVEtéigh thar PhrV  c m uclúdaigh verb  c m uher authority extends over everyone tá údarás aici ar gach duine
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3 verb period: make longer TRANSITIVEcuir le PhrV  c m usíneadh ama a chur lefad a chur le  c m uthey want to extend the season is mian leo cur le fad an tséasúir 4 verb activity etc: last INTRANSITIVElean ar aghaidh  c m umair verb  c m uthese courses extend over two years maireann na cúrsaí seo dhá bhliainfor a period extending over three months ar feadh tréimhse trí mhí 5 verb spatially
INTRANSITIVEleath verb  c m utéigh verb  c m usín verb  c m uthe town extends into the countryside tá an baile mór ag síneadh amach faoin tuath
TRANSITIVEsín verb  c m uleath verb  c m uit extends 200 miles over the border síneann sé 200 míle thar an teorainn
6 verb make longer/larger TRANSITIVEleath amach  c m uoscail amach  c m uméadaigh verb  c m u 7 verb become/be made longer INTRANSITIVEsín verb  c m uoscail verb  c m uméadaigh verb  c m uthis ladder extends is féidir síneadh a bhaint as an dréimire seo 8 verb building
TRANSITIVEsíneadh a chur lethey're going to extend the house tá siad chun síneadh a chur leis an teach
INTRANSITIVEif the house is too small for you, you could always extend má tá an teach róbheag daoibh, d'fhéadfadh sibh síneadh a chur leis
9 verb arm, leg, etc TRANSITIVEsín amach  c m u 10 verb wishes, sentiments TRANSITIVEwe extend our deepest condolences to his family cuirimid ár gcomhbhrón ó chroí in iúl dá mhuintirI extend an invitation to you all tugaim cuireadh daoibh ar fad 11 verb FIN loan etc TRANSITIVEiasacht a thabhairt  c m uthe bank extended him a loan thug an banc iasacht dó
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to extend a hand (to sb)

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to extend your hand (to sb)

) 1 to shake sb's handdo lámh a shíneadh amach (chuig duine) 2 to offer friendship etcthey extend the hand of friendship to all cuireann siad fáilte roimh gach duine

to extend your lead

cur le d'fharasbarrdo bhuntáiste a fheabhsú

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