No. 13,258 in German
ausdehnen
To expand or extend.
In a sentence
Wir möchten unser Abenteuer außerhalb der Stadt ausdehnen.
We want to extend our adventure outside the city.
The word 'ausdehnen' is used to mean 'extend' or 'expand' as in increasing the duration or scope of something, in this case, an adventure.
Der Ballon begann sich beim Aufblasen deutlich auszudehnen.
The balloon started to expand noticeably when inflated.
Here, 'ausdehnen' refers to the physical expansion or stretching of an object, demonstrated in the balloon inflating.
Ich denke, wir sollten die Diskussion auf morgen ausdehnen.
I think we should stretch the discussion to tomorrow.
In this instance, 'ausdehnen' is applied to the extension of an activity or event, suggesting continuing it into the future—specifically, a discussion extending to the next day.
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