5 days ago · The meaning of EXTENDED is drawn out in length especially of time. How to use extended in a sentence.

They're going on an extended holiday to Australia. There was an extended news bulletin because of the plane crash.

If you extend something, you make it last longer than before or end at a later date. They have extended the deadline by twenty-four hours.

We went on an extended [= lengthy] vacation. The word has developed several extended [= additional] meanings/senses.

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 …

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

to enlarge the area, scope, or application of: [~ + object] The military powers extended their authority.[no object] Their authority extended into foreign countries.

There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective extended, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Extended definition: Stretched or pulled out.