extensive

[US]/ɪkˈstensɪv/
[UK]/ɪkˈstensɪv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. wide-ranging

Phrases & Collocations

extensive research

extensive experience

extensive knowledge

extensive coverage

extensive range

extensive use

extensive reading

extensive management

extensive economy

extensive training

extensive cultivation

english extensive reading

extensive operation

extensive contact

Example Sentences

to include an extensive necropolis

an extensive collection of silver.

extensive reportage of elections.

a policy with extensive coverage

This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.

to do extensive prep work for the interview

here the produce of this extensive territory concentres.

an extensive round of diplomacy in the Middle East.

The mansion has extensive grounds.

The house has extensive grounds.

There is an extensive repertoire of music written for the flute.

The original plan had undergone fairly extensive modifications.

The council is to carry out extensive renovations to the building.

by now Kelly needed extensive physiotherapy.

the flexibility of the polymer chain allows extensive convolution.

Real-world Examples

So travel and trade was really, really extensive at this point.

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I have seen the devastation. It is quite extensive.

Source: BBC Listening Collection December 2015

Overall it’s a pretty extensive track record.

Source: Chronicle of Contemporary Celebrities

The editor made extensive changes in the article.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

B. is as extensive as in Europe.

Source: Past years' graduate entrance exam English reading true questions.

I knew that Voldemort's knowledge of magic is perhaps more extensive than any wizard alive.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Paralysis is rare and suggests extensive damage to both the muscles and nerves.

Source: Osmosis - Musculoskeletal

Venezuela has extensive limitations on freedom of expression.

Source: NPR News December 2015 Collection

Since then, floodwaters have penetrated the home numerous times, causing extensive damage.

Source: VOA Standard July 2015 Collection

Responsibilities and requirements are really quite extensive.

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