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extend vs provide

provide vs extend

extend and provide both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
extend No No Yes No
provide No No Yes No
As verbs, provide is a hypernym of extend; that is, provide is a word with a broader meaning than extend:
  • extend: make available; provide
  • provide: give something useful or necessary to
Other hypernyms of extend include furnish, offer, render, supply.
extend (verb) provide (verb)
extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body take measures in preparation for
thrust or extend out determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation
extend in scope or range or area give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer give something useful or necessary to
continue or extend supply means of subsistence; earn a living
expand the influence of mount or put up
increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
prolong the time allowed for payment of
use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
open or straighten out; unbend
extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
cause to move at full gallop
offer verbally
make available; provide
span an interval of distance, space or time
reach outward in space
stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
Difference between extend and provide

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