extensiv
Translation
extensive, comprehensive, wide-ranging
Examples
Wir haben extensive Recherchen durchgeführt.
We conducted extensive research.
Die Landwirtschaft wird hier extensiv betrieben.
Agriculture is practised extensively here.
Grammar Patterns
extensive + Noun extensive ~ extensive research
to use sth. extensively Das Land wird extensiv genutzt.
Similar Words
Synonyms: umfassend, weitreichend; Antonym: intensiv
Etymology
From Latin 'extendere', meaning 'to stretch out'. It's a direct cognate of the English word 'extensive'.
Memory Tips
This word is almost identical to its English counterpart 'extensive'. Think of something 'extending' over a large area.