extended

/ɛkˈstɛndɪd/

/ɛkˈstɛndɪd/

Other forms: extendedly

Something that is extended has been fully stretched out or elongated. An extended period of time is an extremely long period of time.

To extend something is to make it longer, either physically or in terms of time. Anything extended has been stretched out in this way. An extended rubber band will snap back or break. An extended hose can be used to put out a fire. If you live with your parents in your twenties, it's like an extended childhood.

Definitions of extended

1. adjective

   fully extended or stretched forth
   “an extended telescope”

   “his extended legs reached almost across the small room”

   “refused to accept the extended hand”

   synonyms:

   outspread, spread

   fully extended in width

   outstretched

   fully extended especially in length

   sprawly

   spread out irregularly

   spread-eagle

   with arms and legs stretched out and apart

   stretched

   extended or spread over a wide area or distance

   antonyms:

   unextended

   not extended or stretched out
2. adjective

   drawn out or made longer spatially
   “the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes”

   synonyms: elongated, lengthened, prolonged

   long

   primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified
3. adjective

   relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
   “an extended discussion”

   synonyms: drawn-out, lengthy, prolonged, protracted

   long

   primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
4. adjective

   large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
   “extended farm lands”

   “surgeons with extended experience”

   synonyms: extensive

   big, large

   above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
5. adjective

   beyond the literal or primary sense
   “`hot off the press' shows an extended sense of `hot'”

   synonyms:

   figurative, nonliteral

   (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech