1 to stretch something out:
3 to offer or give something to someone:
The chairperson extended a warm welcome to the guest speaker.
The government is extending aid to people who have been affected by the earthquake.
[ + two objects ] The bank has agreed to extend us money/extend money to us (= lend us money) to buy our house.
4 to include or affect someone or something:
Parking restrictions do not extend to disabled people.
The invitation did not extend to family members.
8 to offer or give:
9 to increase the period of time during which something is effective, or to last for a particular period of time:
At present they are only open four days a week but they plan to extend their hours.
extend sth from sth to sth Under the proposal the presidential term would be extended from five to six years.
extend into sth It looks as if the final talks will extend into June.
extend for sth Don't accept any loan that extends for more years than you plan to keep the car.
10 to give or offer something to someone:
They planned to extend the car park, freeing existing parking spaces for visitors.
We had to wait months for the council to approve our plans to extend the house.
The deadline for applications is being extended, in part because of the postal strike.
Our property extends as far as that line of trees over there.
We extended our model to include proxies for plan eligibility and vesting requirements for both plan types.
We also tested whether extending the model by including more variables would significantly improve the basic model.
In a fully extended specimen it may be as small as 1/9.
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擴大, 擴展, 使增加長度…
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扩大, 扩展, 使增加长度…
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ampliar, prorrogar, extender…
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ampliar, aumentar, prorrogar…
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uzatmak, genişletmek, uzamak…
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