transitive verb

1. to stretch out or draw out to a certain point, or for a certain distance or time
2. to enlarge in area, scope, influence, meaning, effect, etc.; widen; broaden; expand; spread
3. to stretch or thrust forth; hold out; proffer
4. to present for acceptance; offer; accord; grant
5. to stretch or straighten out (a flexed limb of the body)
6. 1. to make longer in time or space; prolong
   2. to allow a period of time for the payment of (a loan, mortgage, etc.) beyond that originally set
7. to make (oneself) work or try very hard
8. to give added bulk or body to (a substance) by adding another, usually cheaper or inferior, substance
9. Obsolete to gain control of by force
10. Commerce to calculate (an amount on an invoice) by multiplying quantity by price

Etymology: ME extended < L extendere < ex-, out + tendere, to stretch: see thin

intransitive verb

1. to be extended
2. to lie or stretch the fence extends to the meadow