"étendre" meaning in French

See étendre in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /e.tɑ̃dʁ/ Audio: Fr-étendre.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French estendre, from Old French estendre, from Latin extendere. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|estendre|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French estendre, {{inh+|fr|frm|estendre}} Inherited from Middle French estendre, {{inh|fr|fro|estendre}} Old French estendre, {{inh|fr|la|extendō|extendere}} Latin extendere Head templates: {{fr-verb}} étendre Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], étendre [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], étendant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], étendu [participle, past], étends [first-person, indicative, present, singular], étends [indicative, present, second-person, singular], étend [indicative, present, singular, third-person], étendons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], étendez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], étendent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], étendais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], étendais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], étendait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], étendions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], étendiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], étendaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], étendis [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], étendis [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], étendit [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], étendîmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], étendîtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], étendirent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], étendrai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], étendras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], étendra [future, indicative, singular, third-person], étendrons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], étendrez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], étendront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], étendrais [conditional, first-person, singular], étendrais [conditional, second-person, singular], étendrait [conditional, singular, third-person], étendrions [conditional, first-person, plural], étendriez [conditional, plural, second-person], étendraient [conditional, plural, third-person], present indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], past historic of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], étende [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], étendes [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], étende [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], étendions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], étendiez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], étendent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], étendisse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], étendisses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], étendît [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], étendissions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], étendissiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], étendissent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], étends [imperative, second-person, singular], étendons [first-person, imperative, plural], étendez [imperative, plural, second-person], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person]
  1. (transitive, reflexive) to spread, to spread out, to lay out Tags: reflexive, transitive
    Sense id: en-étendre-fr-verb-JlnizmSt Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 7 17 20 23 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 5 20 17 21 19
  2. (transitive) to stretch (the limbs) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-étendre-fr-verb-fHOQEVRN
  3. (transitive) to hang out (washing) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-étendre-fr-verb-jkPGR0ON Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 7 17 20 23 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 5 20 17 21 19
  4. (transitive, reflexive) to extend, to enlarge, expand Tags: reflexive, transitive
    Sense id: en-étendre-fr-verb-8OoXhspE Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 7 17 20 23 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 5 20 17 21 19
  5. (reflexive) to expand upon; to discuss in greater detail Tags: reflexive
    Sense id: en-étendre-fr-verb-7cTyle0J Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 13 6 15 21 30 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 7 17 20 23 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 5 20 17 21 19
  6. (transitive) to dilute; to water down Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-étendre-fr-verb-0g25Juvs Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 7 17 20 23 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 5 20 17 21 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: étendoir, étendu, étendue, s’étendre, tendre Related terms: extension, extensif

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "étendoir"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "étendu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "étendue"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "s’étendre"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tendre"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "frm",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Middle French estendre",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
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        "3": "estendre"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French estendre",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "extendō",
        "4": "extendere"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin extendere",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Middle French estendre, from Old French estendre, from Latin extendere.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fr-conj-auto",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "avoir + past participle",
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      "form": "étendant",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.dɑ̃/",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayant + past participle",
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        "multiword-construction",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "étendu",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.dy/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "past"
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      "form": "étends",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "étends",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "étend",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "étendons",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.dɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étendez",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.de/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étendent",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃d/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étendais",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.dɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.dɛ/",
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        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étendait",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.dɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étendions",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.djɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étendiez",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.dje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étendaient",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.dɛ/",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "étendis",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.di/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.di/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étendit",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.di/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étendîmes",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.dim/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "étendîtes",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.dit/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étendirent",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.diʁ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étendrai",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.dʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étendras",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.dʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étendra",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.dʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étendrons",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.dʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étendrez",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.dʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étendront",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.dʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étendrais",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.dʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étendrais",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.dʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étendrait",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.dʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étendrions",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étendriez",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.dʁi.je/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étendraient",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.dʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "past historic of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "anterior",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "future of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "perfect"
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    },
    {
      "form": "conditional of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étende",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃d/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étendes",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃d/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étende",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃d/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étendions",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.djɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étendiez",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.dje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étendent",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃d/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étendisse",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.dis/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étendisses",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.dis/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étendît",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.di/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étendissions",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.di.sjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étendissiez",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.di.sje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étendissent",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.dis/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "pluperfect",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étends",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étendons",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.dɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "étendez",
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃.de/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "étendre",
      "name": "fr-verb"
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  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "extension"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    }
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        {
          "english": "He spread butter on bread.",
          "text": "Il étendit du beurre sur du pain.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "He unfurled parchment.",
          "text": "Il étendit du parchemin.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "He laid out a rug.",
          "text": "Il étendit un tapis.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Jesus Christ was stretched out on the Cross.",
          "text": "Jésus-Christ fut étendu sur la croix.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The army spread out on the plain.",
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          "english": "However, such a criterion is difficult to take literally: isn't it exceptional for the People to govern? Are there any real examples? Otherwise, we could easily conclude, as [Rousseau] did in his essay The Social Contract, that \"no democracy exists or will ever exist in this world\".",
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          "text": "Cependant, un tel critère reste difficile à prendre au pied de la lettre : n’est-il pas très exceptionnel que le Peuple gouverne? En existe-t-il de véritables exemples? Il importe donc d’étendre cette notion pour intégrer le concept de représentation : faute de quoi on pourrait facilement conclure, à l’instar de [Rousseau] dans son essai Du contrat social qu’«aucune démocratie n’existe ni n’existera jamais en ce monde».",
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        "second-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "étendre",
      "name": "fr-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "fr-conj-auto"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "extension"
    },
    {
      "word": "extensif"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "French reflexive verbs",
        "French terms with usage examples",
        "French transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He spread butter on bread.",
          "text": "Il étendit du beurre sur du pain.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "He unfurled parchment.",
          "text": "Il étendit du parchemin.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "He laid out a rug.",
          "text": "Il étendit un tapis.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Jesus Christ was stretched out on the Cross.",
          "text": "Jésus-Christ fut étendu sur la croix.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The army spread out on the plain.",
          "text": "L’armée s’étendit dans la plaine.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "A spot of oil is spreading little by little.",
          "text": "Une tache d’huile s’étend peu à peu.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to spread, to spread out, to lay out"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spread",
          "spread"
        ],
        [
          "spread out",
          "spread out"
        ],
        [
          "lay out",
          "lay out"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, reflexive) to spread, to spread out, to lay out"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reflexive",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with usage examples",
        "French transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The bird spreads its wings to fly.",
          "text": "L’oiseau étend ses ailes pour voler.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "She is stretching her arm to take it.",
          "text": "Elle étend la main pour le prendre.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to stretch (the limbs)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stretch",
          "stretch"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to stretch (the limbs)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to hang out (washing)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hang out",
          "hang out"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to hang out (washing)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French reflexive verbs",
        "French terms with quotations",
        "French terms with usage examples",
        "French transitive verbs",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He expanded his empire.",
          "text": "Il étendit son empire.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "He extended his reputation.",
          "text": "Il étendit sa réputation.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "He expanded his power.",
          "text": "Il étendit son pouvoir.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "However, such a criterion is difficult to take literally: isn't it exceptional for the People to govern? Are there any real examples? Otherwise, we could easily conclude, as [Rousseau] did in his essay The Social Contract, that \"no democracy exists or will ever exist in this world\".",
          "ref": "2020, Alexis Chabot, Manuel de culture générale – Cours & méthode, page 36:",
          "text": "Cependant, un tel critère reste difficile à prendre au pied de la lettre : n’est-il pas très exceptionnel que le Peuple gouverne? En existe-t-il de véritables exemples? Il importe donc d’étendre cette notion pour intégrer le concept de représentation : faute de quoi on pourrait facilement conclure, à l’instar de [Rousseau] dans son essai Du contrat social qu’«aucune démocratie n’existe ni n’existera jamais en ce monde».",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to extend, to enlarge, expand"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "extend",
          "extend"
        ],
        [
          "enlarge",
          "enlarge"
        ],
        [
          "expand",
          "expand"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, reflexive) to extend, to enlarge, expand"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reflexive",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French reflexive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to expand upon; to discuss in greater detail"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "discuss",
          "discuss"
        ],
        [
          "detail",
          "detail"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(reflexive) to expand upon; to discuss in greater detail"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with usage examples",
        "French transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He watered down wine with water.",
          "text": "Il étendit du vin avec de l’eau.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to dilute; to water down"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dilute",
          "dilute"
        ],
        [
          "water down",
          "water down"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to dilute; to water down"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/e.tɑ̃dʁ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-étendre.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7e/Fr-%C3%A9tendre.ogg/Fr-%C3%A9tendre.ogg.mp3",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "étendre"
}

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