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

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

Stretched or pulled out: an extended telescope. 2. Continued for a long period of time; protracted: had an extended vacation in the Alps. 3. Enlarged or broad in meaning, scope, or influence: …

Definition of extended adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If something happens for an extended period of time, it happens for a long period of time. Any child who receives dedicated teaching over an extended period is likely to improve. 2. See …

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

Extended definition: Stretched or pulled out.