EXTENSIVE


Meaning of EXTENSIVE in English

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

Something that is ~ covers or includes a large physical area.

...an ~ tour of Latin America...

When built, the palace and its grounds were more ~ than the city itself.

ADJ

~ly

Mark, however, needs to travel ~ly with his varied business interests.

ADV: ADV after v

2.

Something that is ~ covers a wide range of details, ideas, or items.

Developments in South Africa receive ~ coverage in The Sunday Telegraph...

The facilities available are very ~.

ADJ

~ly

All these issues have been ~ly researched in recent years.

ADV: ADV after v, ADV adj/-ed

3.

If something is ~, it is very great.

The blast caused ~ damage, shattering the ground-floor windows...

The security forces have ~ powers of search and arrest...

ADJ

~ly

Hydrogen is used ~ly in industry for the production of ammonia.

ADV: ADV after v, ADV -ed

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