simple past tense and past participle of extend
"The meeting was extended until noon due to the unexpected delays in the presentation."
In plain English: To extend something means to make it longer or reach out to someone.
"The manager extended his vacation by three days to finish the project at home."
Usage: Use "extended" to describe an action that has already happened where something was stretched out or offered, such as when someone extended their hand or extended an invitation. Do not use it for future plans; instead, say you will "extend" the offer later.
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
"a drawn-out argument"
"an extended discussion"
"a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"
"a prolonged and bitter struggle"
"protracted negotiations"
fully extended or stretched forth
"an extended telescope"
"his extended legs reached almost across the small room"
"refused to accept the extended hand"
drawn out or made longer spatially
"Picasso's elongated Don Quixote"
"lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"
"the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"
"a prolonged black line across the page"
Longer in length or extension; elongated.
"The table was so extended that it finally reached across to meet our neighbor's dining set."
In plain English: Extended means something that is made to last longer than usual or stretched out over time.
"The family spent an extended vacation together during the summer."
Usage: Use "extended" to describe something that has been made longer in duration or scope, such as an extended deadline or an extended family. Do not use it to simply mean "long," as the word implies a stretching out from an original state rather than inherent length.
Derived from the Latin extendere, meaning "to stretch out," this form is the past participle of that verb. It entered English via Old French to describe something stretched, expanded, or prolonged in time or space.