Definitions of extend:

• verb:   make available; provide

  Example: "Extend a loan"

• verb:   reach outward in space

  Example: "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk"

• verb:   prolong the time allowed for payment of

  Example: "Extend the loan"

• verb:   expand the influence of

  Example: "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"

• verb:   open or straighten out; unbend

  Example: "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"

• verb:   increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance

  Example: "Extend the casserole with a little rice"

• verb:   continue or extend

  Example: "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"

• verb:   offer verbally

  Example: "Extend my greetings"

• verb:   span an interval of distance, space or time

  Example: "The war extended over five years"

• verb:   extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body

  Example: "Extend your right arm above your head"

• verb:   use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity

  Example: "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"

• verb:   cause to move at full gallop
• verb:   lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer

  Example: "She extended her visit by another day"

• verb:   extend in scope or range or area

  Example: "The law was extended to all citizens"

• verb:   extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length

  Example: "Extend the TV antenna"

• verb:   thrust or extend out

  Example: "Extend a hand"

• verb:   stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

  Example: "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"