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EXTEND TO
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
To extend as far as
Example:
The chair must not touch the wall
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "extend to" is one way to...):
be (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "extend to"):
reach into (run into or up to)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s something
Context examples:
“You can understand,” said Holmes suavely, “that I extend to the affairs of my other clients the same secrecy which I promise to you in yours.”
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Julia did seem inclined to admit that Maria's situation might require particular caution and delicacy—but that could not extend to her—she was at liberty; and Maria evidently considered her engagement as only raising her so much more above restraint, and leaving her less occasion than Julia to consult either father or mother.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
There was no way of going around it, for it seemed to extend to the right and left as far as they could see; and, besides, they did not dare change the direction of their journey for fear of getting lost.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
It is far better to endure patiently a smart which nobody feels but yourself, than to commit a hasty action whose evil consequences will extend to all connected with you; and besides, the Bible bids us return good for evil.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
I believe you, St. John; for I am sure you are incapable of wishing any one ill; but, as I am your kinswoman, I should desire somewhat more of affection than that sort of general philanthropy you extend to mere strangers.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
Only this morning, I received intelligence that the successor, whose arrival I have been so long expecting, cannot be ready to replace me for three months to come yet; and perhaps the three months may extend to six.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
