extend

延長する、広げる

長さ、広さ、続く時間を増やす。

やさしい英語で： To make something longer or increase the area or time it covers.

• They extended the road.
• Can we extend the meeting by ten minutes?
• The shop has extended its opening hours.

使い方： extend something by an amount (They extended the course by two weeks.); extend something to something (We plan to extend the road to the village.)

類義語： lengthen, expand, prolong

反対語： shorten

よく使う表現： extend a deadline, extend a road, extend something by something, extend your stay

広がる、及ぶ

ある距離、場所、期間にわたって広がる。

やさしい英語で： To reach across a particular distance, area, or period of time.

• The beach extends for miles.
• These records extend from 1850 to 1920.
• How far does your land extend?

使い方： extend from A to B (The garden extends from the house to the stream.); extend across something (The forest extends across two countries.)

類義語： stretch, reach, span

よく使う表現： extend from something, extend to something, extend across something

差し伸べる、表す

助けや友情を申し出たり、招待や幸せを願う気持ちを伝えたりする。

やさしい英語で： To offer someone help, friendship, an invitation, or good wishes.

• We extend our thanks to everyone.
• She extended an invitation to her neighbors.
• The school extends a warm welcome to new students.

使い方： extend something to someone (The family extended their thanks to the nurses.)

類義語： offer, give

よく使う表現： extend an invitation, extend sympathy, extend a welcome

かさを増やす、薄める

食べ物などに安い材料や水を加えて量を増やすこと。

やさしい英語で： To increase the amount of food or another substance by adding cheaper ingredients or water.

• We extended the stew with potatoes.
• Adding beans will extend the filling.
• They extended the paint with a little water.

使い方： extend something with something (You can extend the soup with extra stock.)

類義語： stretch, bulk out

よく使う表現： extend the stew, extend with something, extend the mixture