extend

extend
ik'stend
verb
1) (to make longer or larger: He extended his vegetable garden.) utvide, bygge ut
2) (to reach or stretch: The school grounds extend as far as this fence.) strekke seg
3) (to hold out or stretch out (a limb etc): He extended his hand to her.) rekke/strekke ut
4) (to offer: May I extend a welcome to you all?) gi, vise
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- extensive
utvide
verb \/ɪkˈstend\/, \/ekˈstend\/
1) strekke (ut), rekke ut
• extend your arm horizontally
strekk ut armen din horisontalt
• extend a cable between two posts
strekke ut en kabel mellom to stolper
2) forlenge, dra ut, utvide, øke
• did they extend their domains?
utvidet de sine domener?
• can't you extend your visit?
kan du ikke forlenge besøket?
• they are going to extend the city boundaries
de skal utvide bygrensene
• one goes to school to extend one's knowledge
man går på skolen for å øke sine kunnskaper
3) strekke seg, bre seg ut, rekke, vare
• I walk on a road that extends for miles and miles
jeg går på en vei som strekker seg milevis fremover
• the hills extend to the sea
fjellene strekker seg til sjøen
• a vast plain extended before us
en stor slette bredte seg ut foran oss
• the occupation extended from 1940 to 1945
okkupasjonen varte fra 1940 til 1945
4) utstrekkes, utvides, økes
• her influence is extending
innflytelsen hennes øker
5) stikke ut, stikke frem, rage ut
6) bygge på, bygge ut
• are you extending your house?
skal dere bygge på huset?
7) (overført) gi, tilby, (ut)vise, yte
• do they extend financial aid?
tilbyr de økonomisk støtte?
• extend mercy!
vis nåde!
• they always extend a cordial welcome
de gir alltid en hjertelig velkomst
• he extended his hospitality
han var gjestfri
• I would like to extend my thanks
jeg vil gjerne vise min takknemlighet
8) (handel) prolongere, gi henstand med betaling, overføre, transportere
• I'll extend the loan
jeg vil prolongere lånet
• they extended the time
de forlenget fristen
9) inkludere, gjelde
10) (sport) anstrenge, presse hardt
• the horse was fully extended
hesten var presset til det ytterste
• the team was never extended
laget måtte aldri gi alt de hadde
11) (jus) ta utlegg i
• they extended our land
de tok utlegg i jorda vår
12) (jus, britisk) vurdere (eiendom)
13) skrive fullt ut, renskrive
14) (militærvesen) spre seg, drive spredt orden
extend oneself strekke seg ut anstrenge seg til det ytterste, ta seg ut

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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