extensively

«extensively» in Mova's school dictionary: a lot, widely, or over a large area or many places — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb (extensively; more extensively, most extensively)

meaning for a pupil

1) Extensively means a lot, widely, or over a large area or many places. tree →

2) It can also mean in great detail and thoroughly. tree →

sense in the lessons

In reports, news and science writing: «The area was extensively damaged by the flood», «She has travelled extensively». In research, a topic «extensively studied» has had lots of work done on it. Phrases: «travelled extensively», «extensively damaged», «extensively used».

examples

• The village was extensively flooded after the storm. tree →
• She has travelled extensively in Asia. tree →
• The book was extensively researched. tree →
• Plastic is used extensively in packaging. tree →
• Bees have been studied extensively by scientists. tree →
• The old house was extensively repaired. tree →
• In England and America also the continental methods of pronunciation have been extensively used. tree →

note

Adjective: extensive (large, wide-ranging). Spelling: extensive + ly. Similar: widely, greatly, thoroughly.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «extensively» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.