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- Dictionaryextensive/ɪkˈstɛnsɪv/
adjective
- 1. covering or affecting a large area: "an extensive garden" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of agriculture) obtaining a relatively small crop from a large area with a minimum of capital and labour: "extensive farming techniques"
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covering a large area; having or being a large amount: Extensive roadway repairs are causing traffic problems. Extensive also means wide in range and including much detailed information: Her knowledge of music is extensive. Foster did extensive research on electromagnetic fields. extensively. adverb us / ɪkˈsten·sɪv·li /
1. : having wide or considerable extent. extensive reading. 2. : extensional. 3. : of, relating to, or constituting farming in which large areas of land are utilized with minimum outlay and labor. extensively adverb. extensiveness noun. Synonyms. broad. deep. expansive. extended. far-flung. far-reaching. rangy. sweeping. wide-ranging. widespread.
Extensive definition: of great extent; wide, broad. See examples of EXTENSIVE used in a sentence.
covering a large area; having or being a large amount: Extensive roadway repairs are causing traffic problems. Extensive also means wide in range and including much detailed information: Her knowledge of music is extensive. Foster did extensive research on electromagnetic fields. extensively. adverb us / ɪkˈsten·sɪv·li /
When something is far-reaching or expansive it is extensive. When your friend knows every single place and time that his favorite band has played any given song, he has extensive knowledge of that band.
Definition of extensive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. of great extent; wide; broad: an extensive area. 2. covering or extending over a great area: extensive travels. 3. comprehensive; far-reaching or thorough: extensive knowledge.
1. adjective. Something that is extensive covers or includes a large physical area. ...an extensive tour of Latin America. When built, the palace and its grounds were more extensive than the city itself. extensively adverb [ADVERB after verb] Mark, however, needs to travel extensively with his varied business interests. 2. adjective.
large in amount or size: an extensive art collection. The hurricane caused extensive damage. extensively. adverb. I have travelled extensively in Europe. (Definition of extensive from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
of great extent; wide; broad: an extensive area. covering or extending over a great area: extensive travels. far-reaching; comprehensive; thorough: extensive knowledge. lengthy: an extensive journey. great in amount, number, or degree: an extensive fortune; extensive political influence.
