English-Portuguese translations for extend

• estender
  A Europa está a estender a mão aos Estados Unidos. Europe is extending an open hand to the United States.
• ampliar
• dirigir
  Encontram-se na tribuna, do lado esquerdo, e quero dirigir-lhes as minhas cordiais saudações. They are seated on the left, and I extend a cordial welcome to them.
  Senhor Presidente em exercício do Conselho, gostaria de me associar ao senhor deputado McCartin e dirigir-lhe um muito caloroso voto de boas-vindas.President-in-Office, I would like to join Mr McCartin in extending a very warm welcome to you.
  em nome do Grupo Verts/ALE. - (DE) Senhor Presidente, Senhoras e Senhores Deputados, gostaria primeiramente de dirigir os meus maiores agradecimentos ao relator. Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to begin by extending my sincere thanks to the rapporteur.
• estirar

Definition of extend

• To increase in extent
• To cause to increase in extent
• To straighten (a limb
• To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating additions
• To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent
• To reenlist for a further period

Examples

• The desert extended for miles in all directions.
• to extend sympathy to the suffering
• to extend credit to a valued customer
• The classes Person and Dog extend the class Animal

Related words

• extended
• extending
• extender
• extendable
• extendible
• overextend
• extendability
• unextendible
• coextended