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estendere

extend

verb eh-STEHN-deh-reh Less Common
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Origin: from Latin 'extendere', to stretch out

Also means

expand

Usage Note

Estendere means to extend or expand in scope or area; reflexive estendersi means 'to stretch out' over a region. It is irregular in the past participle esteso. It often takes a to mark what something is extended to.

Examples

"Vogliono estendere il servizio."

Natural Translation

They want to extend the service.

Literal Translation

They-want to-extend the service.

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