Dictionary

extensively en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /əkˈsten.səv.li/ (New-Zealand)
• /ɪkˈstɛn.sɪv.li/ (Canada, Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɪkˈstɛn.sɪv.li/ (General-American)
• /ɪkˈsten.sɪv.li/ (Australia)
• /ɛkˈstɛn.sɪv.li/ (General-American) rare, maybe erroneous
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Etymology

Etymology tree Late Latin extensīvusder. Middle English extensive English extensive Middle English -ly English -ly English extensively From extensive + -ly.

Meanings

1. In an extensive manner, widely.
   • He has read and traveled extensively.
2. To a great extent.
   • He became more extensively involved than he intended.
   • The White House counsel, Donald F. McGahn II, has cooperated extensively in the special counsel investigation, sharing detailed accounts about the episodes at the heart of the inquiry into whether President Trump obstructed justice, […] 2018 August 18, Michael S. Schmidt and Maggie Haberman, “White House Counsel, Don McGahn, Has Cooperated Extensively in Mueller Inquiry”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 03 Apr 2022:

Forms

Translations (36)

gd san fharsaingeachd (in an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth) · fi laajasti (in an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth) · cmn 广阔地 (to a great extent) · la plūrifārium (in an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth) · cmn 广大地 (to a great extent) · vi rất (to a great extent) · cs extenzivně (in an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth) · nl uitgebreid (in an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth) · fr largement (to a great extent) · gd san fharsaingeachd (to a great extent) · es extensamente (to a great extent) · es largo y tendido (in an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth) · es extensivamente (in an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth) · fi laajasti (to a great extent) · nl uitvoerig (in an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth) · it estensivamente (in an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth) · nl omvangrijk (in an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth) · ko 널리 (in an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth) · cs rozsáhle (in an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth) · de umfassend (to a great extent) · vi nhiều (to a great extent) · hy լայնորեն (in an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth) · vi bao quát (in an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth) · ca extensament (in an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth) · vi rộng rãi (in an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth) · nl intensief (to a great extent) · it estensivamente (to a great extent) · ru экстенсивно (in an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth) · pt muito (to a great extent) · hy ընդարձակորեն (in an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth) · pt extensivamente (in an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth) · ko 대규모로 (to a great extent) · ko 광범위하게 (in an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth) · ja 大きな範囲で (to a great extent) · hy մեծապես (to a great extent) · ru обши́рно (to a great extent)