DICTOMETER

FORLENGE (Norwegian for "extend")

(extend, lengthen, prolong, renew, alargar, alongar, extenderse, prolongar)

1. Synonyms:
   • Widen
   • Broaden
   • Extend
   Definitions:
   • extend in scope or range or area
   Examples:
   • The law was extended to all citizens
   • Widen the range of applications
   • Broaden your horizon
   • Extend your backyard
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Run
   • Go
   • Pass
   • Lead
   • Extend
   Definitions:
   • stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope
   • run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
   Examples:
   • Service runs all the way to Cranbury
   • His knowledge doesn't go very far
   • My memory extends back to my fourth year of life
   • The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Cover
   • Continue
   • Extend
   Definitions:
   • span an interval of distance, space or time
   Examples:
   • The war extended over five years
   • The period covered the turn of the century
   • My land extends over the hills on the horizon
   • This farm covers some 200 acres
   • The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Extend
   • Offer
   Definitions:
   • make available
   • provide
   Examples:
   • Extend a loan
   • The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Exsert
   • Stretch out
   • Put out
   • Extend
   • Hold out
   • Stretch forth
   Definitions:
   • thrust or extend out
   Examples:
   • He held out his hand
   • Point a finger
   • Extend a hand
   • The bee exserted its sting
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Extend
   • Poke out
   • Reach out
   Definitions:
   • reach outward in space
   Examples:
   • The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Offer
   • Extend
   Definitions:
   • offer verbally
   Examples:
   • Extend my greetings
   • He offered his sympathy
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Stretch
   • Extend
   Definitions:
   • extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
   Examples:
   • Stretch your legs!
   • Extend your right arm above your head
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Extend
   • Expand
   Definitions:
   • expand the influence of
   Examples:
   • The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Prolong
    • Protract
    • Extend
    • Draw out
    Definitions:
    • lengthen in time
    • cause to be or last longer
    Examples:
    • We prolonged our stay
    • She extended her visit by another day
    • The meeting was drawn out until midnight
    
    
11. Synonyms:
    • Unfold
    • Stretch
    • Stretch out
    • Extend
    Definitions:
    • extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
    Examples:
    • Unfold the newspaper
    • Stretch out that piece of cloth
    • Extend the TV antenna
    
    
12. Synonyms:
    • Gallop
    • Extend
    Definitions:
    • cause to move at full gallop
    Examples:
    • Did you gallop the horse just now?
    
    
13. Synonyms:
    • Extend
    Definitions:
    • open or straighten out
    • unbend
    Examples:
    • Can we extend the legs of this dining table?
    
    
14. Synonyms:
    • Strain
    • Extend
    Definitions:
    • use to the utmost
    • exert vigorously or to full capacity
    Examples:
    • He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro
    • Don't strain your mind too much
    
    
15. Synonyms:
    • Extend
    Definitions:
    • prolong the time allowed for payment of
    Examples:
    • Extend the loan
    
    
16. Synonyms:
    • Carry
    • Extend
    Definitions:
    • continue or extend
    Examples:
    • The civil war carried into the neighboring province
    • The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces
    
    
17. Synonyms:
    • Extend
    • Stretch
    Definitions:
    • increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
    Examples:
    • Stretch the soup by adding some more cream
    • Extend the casserole with a little rice