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provide vs extend

extend vs provide

provide and extend both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
provide No No Yes No
extend No No Yes No
As verbs, extend is a hyponym of provide; that is, extend is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than provide:
  • provide: give something useful or necessary to
  • extend: make available; provide
provide (verb) extend (verb)
take measures in preparation for extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation thrust or extend out
give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance extend in scope or range or area
give something useful or necessary to lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
supply means of subsistence; earn a living continue or extend
mount or put up expand the influence of
make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
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 provide and extend

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