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Definitions for extensively
ex·ten·sive·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
extensivelyadverb
in a widespread way
"oxidation ponds are extensively used for sewage treatment in the Midwest"
Wiktionary
extensivelyadverb
In an extensive manner, widely.
He has read and traveled extensively.
extensivelyadverb
To a great extent.
He became more extensively involved than he intended.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Extensivelyadverb
Widely; largely.
Etymology: from extensive.
’Tis impossible for any to pass a right judgment concerning them, without entering into most of these circumstances, and surveying them extensively, and comparing and balancing them all aright. Isaac Watts, Improvement of the Mind.
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extensively
Extensively generally means in a way that covers or affects a large area or to a great degree; broadly, thoroughly or widely. It can be used in the context of conducting a detailed or comprehensive study, research, investigation, or even using or doing something widely or broadly for some purpose.
Webster Dictionary
Extensivelyadverb
to a great extent; widely; largely; as, a story is extensively circulated
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of extensively in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of extensively in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of extensively in a Sentence
As somebody who worked on al Qaeda-related terrorism throughout the 2000s at the Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington and worked extensively on counterterrorism investigations and cases, there were several times where we were anticipating a follow-on attack to a world event, i have that same feeling now.
We are ready. We are united. And that’s what we did. We stayed united. We prepared extensively and carefully.
The United States and Tennessee have always been, since the very founding of our nation, a shining beacon of freedom and opportunity for the persecuted and oppressed, particularly those suffering religious persecution, my administration has worked extensively to determine the best outcome for Tennessee, and I will consent to working with President Trump and his administration to responsibly resettle refugees.
China has tried extensively to stop the trade conflict with the United States escalating into a trade war but it takes two hands to clap.
We had looked extensively to find a case for what should be obvious — that firing a woman because you might be attracted to her is discrimination, but as it turns out, there is no such case until now.
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- على نطاق واسعArabic
- extensamentCatalan, Valencian
- umfassendGerman
- extensamente, extensivamenteSpanish
- گستردهPersian
- laajastiFinnish
- largementFrench
- san fharsaingeachdScottish Gaelic
- बड़े पैमाने परHindi
- alaposanHungarian
- լայնորեն, ընդարձակորեն, մեծապեսArmenian
- estensivamenteItalian
- 広範囲に, 範囲Japanese
- ವ್ಯಾಪಕವಾಗಿKannada
- 널리Korean
- uitvoerig, uitgebreidDutch
- muitoPortuguese
- обширноRussian
- yaygın olarakTurkish
- rộng rãiVietnamese
- 廣泛Chinese
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