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Definition of extensive

• far-reaching
• wide-ranging

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1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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“Extensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extensive. Accessed 12 Apr. 2024.

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Meaning of extensively in English

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• He draws extensively on scholarly research for his essay .
• She said she expects to travel extensively after retirement .
• Researchers have extensively studied the effects of class size on student achievement .
• appreciable
• the bigger the better idiom

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Definition of extensive adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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Earliest known use

The earliest known use of the adverb extensively is in the mid 1600s.

OED's earliest evidence for extensively is from 1645, in the writing of Edmund Calamy, clergyman and ejected minister.

extensively is formed within English, by derivation.

Etymons: extensive adj. , ‑ly suffix 2 .

Nearby entries

• extension, n. c1400–
• extensional, adj. 1647–
• extensionality, n. 1926–
• extensionally, adv. 1903–
• extension bag, n. 1897–
• extensionist, n. 1864–
• extension lens, n. 1902–
• extensionless, adj. 1919–
• extensity, n. a1834–
• extensive, adj. 1605–
• extensively, adv. 1645–
• extensiveness, n. 1639–
• extensivist, n. 1889
• extensometer, n. 1887–
• extensor, n. 1713–
• extensory, adj. 1885–
• extensum, n. 1678–
• extensure, n. 1594–1631
• extent, n. 1303–
• extent, adj. 1436–1664
• extent, v. 1424–1664

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extensively, adv. was first published in 1894; not yet revised.

extensively, adv. was last modified in July 2023.

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of great extent; wide , broad : an extensive area.

covering or extending over a great area: extensive travels.

far-reaching ; comprehensive ; thorough : extensive knowledge.

lengthy : an extensive journey.

great in amount, number, or degree: an extensive fortune; extensive political influence.

of or having extension : Space is extensive, time durational.

noting or pertaining to a system of agriculture involving the use or cultivation of large areas of land with a minimum of labor and expense (opposed to intensive ).

Origin of extensive

Other words for extensive, opposites for extensive, other words from extensive.

• ex·ten·sive·ly, adverb
• ex·ten·sive·ness, ex·ten·siv·i·ty [ek-sten- siv -i-tee, ik-], /ˌɛk stɛnˈsɪv ɪ ti, ɪk-/, noun
• non·ex·ten·sive, adjective
• non·ex·ten·sive·ness, noun
• pre·ex·ten·sive, adjective

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How to use extensive in a sentence

Doctors provide a useful example here thanks to extensive data on doctor-patient interactions and research into racial inequalities in patient care.

Two prominent academics offered extensive research they say proves the effort “illusory”—and a bad idea, even if it weren’t.

Belarus is not a country with extensive well-developed ties to other countries outside its neighborhood.

SDG&E employees have participated in “ extensive ” drills for conducting wildfire management and shutoff procedures completely virtually, Winn said.

The posts don’t need to be extensive , persuasive essays to get the job done.

The building had to be rebuilt in 1963 after extensive damage from the Second World War was finally deemed irreparable.

“Getting a first shot is one thing,” said a former Air Force fighter pilot with extensive experience with Russian weapons.

If a Queen did cheat, her crimes fade into insignificance compared to the extensive philandering engaged in by medieval monarchs.

It also has allowed much more extensive , although not entirely satisfactory, UN inspections.

The website Bishop Accountability keeps some of the most extensive records on allegations of priestly abuse available.

He was a patriot of the noblest and most extensive views, and justly celebrated as a man of learning, eloquent and refined.

We had half a dozen passengers to Ferrara; for the rest of the way, I had this extensive traveling establishment to myself.

It also occurs in diseases with extensive and rapid destruction of red blood-corpuscles.

Richard Chiswell, a noted English printer and an extensive publisher, died.

This library is considered the most valuable and extensive in American history and antiquities, ever collected.

British Dictionary definitions for extensive

/ ( ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ) /

having a large extent, area, scope, degree, etc; vast : extensive deserts ; an extensive inheritance

widespread : extensive coverage in the press

agriculture involving or farmed with minimum expenditure of capital or labour, esp depending on a large area of land : Compare intensive (def. 3)

physics of or relating to a property, measurement, etc, of a macroscopic system that is proportional to the size of the system : heat is an extensive property Compare intensive (def. 7)

of or relating to logical extension

(of a definition) in terms of the objects to which the term applies rather than its meaning

Derived forms of extensive

• extensively , adverb
• extensiveness , noun

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例文 travel extensively

Expect to travel extensively and be provided with a car and a nice flat.

For those who plan to travel extensively , or live abroad for part of the year or in a second property, the lock-up-and-leave has great appeal.

The cards are regarded as essential for officers assigned to long-running investigations where they have to travel extensively or stay away from home for long periods.

Not one to shirk from practical challenges, he would travel extensively and strike up conversations to develop a rapport, at risk of the door being slammed in his face.

A pensions clerk who embezzled more than half a million pounds from an insurance company used part of the money to travel extensively .

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