The Meaning of EXTENSIVE – EXTENSIVE in a Sentence

By combining pictures with sentence examples, it will be easy to remember the definition and meaning of EXTENSIVE and how to use it naturally in various contexts.

This video provides 3 illustrated examples. Take a moment to look at the picture, then listen and read the sentence example. Then make sure you understand the sentence. Look up in a dictionary any other words you do not understand.

At the end of the video, common collocations are listed in which the word EXTENSIVE is often found. You will also find a list of common synonyms.

Here is a transcript of the video: “The Definition of EXTENSIVE”

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The word EXTENSIVE is an adjective.
It is pronounced: ex◦TEN◦siv

Definition:
covering a large area, large in range or amount

The clipart shows a man on the roof of his house surrounded by water covering a large, or extensive area.

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Let’s consider 3 illustrated sentence examples for the word EXTENSIVE. Then later in the video we will learn a number of synonyms, and finally a group of common collocations. This section will really help your English fluency.

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The picture shows a large number of jars of spices in a kitchen.

Sentence example: He kept an extensive collection of spices in his kitchen.

In other words, he had a large number of spices in his kitchen.

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We see a picture of a car submerged in water in a flooded road.

Sentence example: Flooding causes extensive damage to property.

Here extensive means a large amount, great damage.

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Thirdly, we see a cheerleader being held up by her teammates.

Sentence example: Cheerleaders normally go through an extensive training program to develop endurance and peak physical fitness.

So the training program covers a wide range, it is extensive.

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So remember, the meaning of EXTENSIVE is: covering a large area, large in range or amount

Synonyms include:
broad
comprehensive
expanded
large
considerable
sprawling
widespread

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Common collocations include:

extensive damage
extensive training
extensive collection
extensive library
extensive delays
extensive discussions
extensive documentation

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