extend

extender

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A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

1. (to stretch out)

a. extender

The eagle extended its wings and took flight.El águila extendió las alas y emprendió el vuelo.

b. tender

Alexa smiled and extended her hand.Alexa sonrió y le tendió la mano.

2. (to offer)

a. dar

We extended our condolences to Jose's family when we heard he'd died.Le dimos las condolencias a la familia de José cuando nos enteramos de que se había muerto.

b. extender

The bank extended us a $100,000 credit line.El banco nos extendió una línea de crédito de $100,000.

3. (to prolong)

a. prolongar

We are extending the road by another 50 miles.Vamos a prolongar la carretera otras 50 millas.

4. (to enlarge)

a. ampliar

I'm taking a course in differential calculus to extend my knowledge.Estoy tomando un curso de cálculo diferencial para ampliar mis conocimientos.

b. extender

The United States extended its borders in stages.Los Estados Unidos extendió sus fronteras en etapas.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

5. (to spread)

a. extenderse

Our ranch extends from the river to the hills.Nuestro rancho se extiende del río a las colinas.

b. abarcar

Mount Baker National Forest extends over 140 miles.El Bosque Nacional de Mount Baker abarca más de 140 millas.

6. (in time)

a. prolongarse

The meeting extended beyond its scheduled time.La junta se prolongó más allá de la hora programada.

7. (to stretch out)

a. extenderse

The ladder extends to 20 feet.La escalera se extiende a 20 pies.

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Conjugations

Participles

Present:	extending
Past:	extended

Indicative of "extend"

	Present	Past	Future
I	extend	extended	will extend
you	extend	extended	will extend
he/she	extends	extended	will extend
we	extend	extended	will extend
you	extend	extended	will extend
they	extend	extended	will extend