Meanings
Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)
1. ausdehnen; ausbreiten
2. gerade biegen; Teig ausrollen; ausstrecken
3. gerade walzen; ausbügeln; glätten
4. Haare wachsen lassen; Bart stehen lassen
5. entfalten (sein Talent)
6. verlängern; länger machen; strecken; ausstrecken; ausrollen; auswalzen; ausdehnen
7. verschieben; aufschieben; zögern; Zeit ausdehnen
8. entwickeln; expandieren; wachsen lassen
9. anrühren; verlängern; strecken (Suppe etc.)
10. zu Boden schlagen
11. strecken; ausstrecken; ausdehnen; ausbreiten; verlängern; gerade machen
12. entfalten; entwickeln
Kanji used
prolong
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
verlängern; ausdehnen; vergrößern; verschieben; aufschieben
die Lebensdauer verlängern
eine Frist verlängern
Examples (14 in total)
He extended his right arm.
We put off the departure till tomorrow.
I'd like to extend my stay through Sunday.
You may as well postpone your departure.
Don't put off the work till tomorrow.
I'd like to stay one more night. Is that possible?
I postponed doing my housework for a few hours.
We postponed our picnic pending a change in the weather.
The concert was held over till the following week because of the singer's illness.
Everyone in the car said they wanted to get out and stretch their legs.
I'll put off my visit to England till the weather is warmer.
I want to extend my stay here for a few more days.
Can you extend your holiday by a few days?
She extended her stay by five days.