estender

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estender

/es.tẽ.ˈdex/ ou /eʃ.tẽ.ˈdex/ IPA, Carioca
/es.te~."dex/ ou /eS.te~.dex/ Carioca, SAMPA
/es.tẽj.ˈdeɾ/ IPA, Paulistana
/es.te~.de4/ X SAMPA, Paulistana
/iʃ.tẽ.ˈdeɾ/ Portugal

Where it comes from

Do infinitivo latino extendere, de ex- + tendo.

Provável data em que entrou no português: século XIII, de acordo com o Índice do Vocabulário do Português Medieval (apud HOUAISS, 2001).

verb estendendo · estendido · estendo · estendes · estende · estendemos

prolongar-se, alongar-se Seu discurso se estendeu além do permitido.
abrir, esticar Estenda a roupa no varal.

In English

spread to stretch out, expand
thrust push out or extend rapidly or powerfully
extend to increase in extent

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"estender." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/estender. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

estender. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/estender

Chicago

"estender." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/estender.

BibTeX

@misc{estender_2026,
  title = {estender},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/estender},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}