How do you say “extend” in Vietnamese?

“Extend” in Vietnamese is kéo dài (to prolong), gia hạn (to extend), mở rộng (to extend).

Vietnamese words for “extend”

• kéo dàiListenverb
  Hanoi [kɛw˧˦ zaːj˨˩] · Saigon [kɛw˦˥ jaːj˨˩]kéo rising dài falling

  to prolong; to drag on

  for “extend” meaning: To possess a certain extent; to cover an amount of space.

• gia hạnListenverb
  Hanoi [zaː˧˧ haːn˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [jaː˧˧ haːŋ˨˩˨]gia level hạn heavy

  to extend

• mở rộngListenverb
  Hanoi [məː˧˩ zəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [məː˨˩˦ ɹəwŋ͡m˨˩˨]mở dipping rộng heavy

  to extend; to expand; to enlarge

• giăngListenverb
  Hanoi [zaŋ˧˧] · Saigon [jaŋ˧˧]giăng level

  to spread; to stretch; to extend

Related Vietnamese words

• chìaListenverb

  to extend; to protrude; to hold out

• mở mangListenverb

  to extend; to expand

• nới rộngListenverb

  to extend; to expand; to enlarge

• tãiListenverb

  to extend; to spread out

• xìaListenverb

  to extend; to protrude; to hold out

• đưa raListenverb

  to exhibit; to present; to show

• kế thừaListenverb

  to inherit; to succeed

• triển khaiListenverb

  to develop; to deploy

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.