extensive

Everyday

1. Covering a large area. tree →
2. Large in amount or very thorough and detailed. tree →
3. (farming) Using a lot of land with little work or money per field, opposite of intensive farming. tree →

In the lessons

It tells the reader that something is big or wide-ranging: extensive damage, extensive research, extensive gardens. In geography, extensive farming means big farms with few workers per area, like sheep stations. Phrases: extensive knowledge, extensive damage, extensive grounds.

Examples

• The storm caused extensive damage to the town. tree →
• The castle has extensive gardens with a maze. tree →
• She has an extensive collection of shells. tree →
• The scientists did extensive tests on the new medicine. tree →
• His extensive knowledge of dinosaurs amazed the class. tree →
• The fire spread over an extensive area of forest. tree →
• Sheep stations in Australia are a kind of extensive farming. tree →
• The governor then led the Prince to a wild and extensive plain where the grass grew high and in great abundance. tree →

Note

Adverb: extensively. Related: extend, extension, extent. Opposite: limited, slight; in farming, intensive. It does not mean «expensive» — watch the spelling: exTENsive vs exPENsive.

In Jewish tradition

It tells the reader that something is big or wide-ranging: extensive damage, extensive research, extensive gardens. In geography, extensive farming means big farms with few workers per area, like sheep stations. Phrases: extensive knowledge, extensive damage, extensive grounds.

Note

Adverb: extensively. Related: extend, extension, extent. Opposite: limited, slight; in farming, intensive. It does not mean «expensive» — watch the spelling: exTENsive vs exPENsive.