Meanings
comparative more extensively · superlative most extensively
- In an extensive manner, widely.
He has read and traveled extensively.
- To a great extent.
He became more extensively involved than he intended.
1 more example
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
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Late Latinextensīvus
- Middle Englishextensive
- Englishextensive
- Englishextensively
Translations
Catalan extensament
- extensamentin an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth
Chinese Mandarin 广阔地, 广大地
- 广阔地to a great extent
- 广大地to a great extent
Czech rozsáhle, extenzivně
- rozsáhlein an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth
- extenzivněin an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth
Dutch uitvoerig, uitgebreid
- uitvoerigin an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth
- uitgebreidin an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth
- omvangrijkin an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth
- intensiefto a great extent
Finnish laajasti, laajasti
- laajastiin an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth
- laajastito a great extent
French largement
- largementto a great extent
German umfassend
- umfassendto a great extent
Italian estensivamente, estensivamente
- estensivamentein an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth
- estensivamenteto a great extent
Japanese 大きな範囲で
- 大きな範囲で (ōkina han'i de)to a great extent
Korean 널리, 광범위하게
- 널리 (neolli)in an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth
- 광범위하게 (gwangbeomwihage)in an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth
- 대규모로 (daegyumoro)to a great extent
Latin plūrifārium
- plūrifāriumin an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth
Polish rozlegle
- rozlegleto a great extent
Portuguese extensivamente, muito
- extensivamentein an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth
- muitoto a great extent
Russian экстенсивно, обши́рно
- экстенсивно (ekstensivno)in an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth
- обши́рно (obšírno)to a great extent
Scottish Gaelic san fharsaingeachd, san fharsaingeachd
- san fharsaingeachdin an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth
- san fharsaingeachdto a great extent
Spanish extensivamente, largo y tendido
- extensivamentein an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth
- largo y tendidoin an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth
- extensamenteto a great extent
Vietnamese rộng rãi, bao quát
- rộng rãiin an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth
- bao quátin an extensive manner; having great range; having wide breadth and depth
- nhiềuto a great extent
- rấtto a great extent
Cite this entry
extensively. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extensively
“extensively.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extensively. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extensively,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extensively.
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