(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If you say that something, usually something large, ~s for a particular distance or ~s from one place to another, you are indicating its size or position.
The caves ~ for some 18 kilometres...
The main stem will ~ to around 12ft, if left to develop naturally...
Our personal space ~s about 12 to 18 inches around us...
The high-speed train service is planned to ~ from Paris to Bordeaux...
The new territory would ~ over one-fifth of Canada’s land mass.
VERB: V for amount, V to amount, V amount, V from n to n, V over n, also V to n
2.
If an object ~s from a surface or place, it sticks out from it.
A shelf of land ~ed from the escarpment.
VERB: V from n
3.
If an event or activity ~s over a period of time, it continues for that time.
...a playing career in first-class cricket that ~ed from 1894 to 1920...
The courses are based on a weekly two-hour class, ~ing over a period of 25 weeks.
VERB: V from n to n, V over n, also V to n
4.
If something ~s to a group of people, things, or activities, it includes or affects them.
The service also ~s to wrapping and delivering gifts...
His influence ~s beyond the TV viewing audience.
VERB: V to n/-ing, V beyond n
5.
If you ~ something, you make it longer or bigger.
This year they have introduced three new products to ~ their range...
The building was ~ed in 1500.
...an ~ed exhaust pipe.
VERB: V n, V n, V-ed
6.
If a piece of equipment or furniture ~s, its length can be increased.
... a table which ~s to accommodate extra guests...
The table ~s to 220cm.
VERB: V, V to amount
7.
If you ~ something, you make it last longer than before or end at a later date.
They have ~ed the deadline by twenty-four hours.
...an ~ed contract.
VERB: V n, V-ed
8.
If you ~ something to other people or things, you make it include or affect more people or things.
It might be possible to ~ the technique to other crop plants.
VERB: V n to n
9.
If someone ~s their hand, they stretch out their arm and hand to shake hands with someone.
The man ~ed his hand: ‘I’m Chuck’.
= stretch out
VERB: V n