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Expended vs Extended - What's the difference?

expended | extended |

As verbs the difference between expended and extended

is that expended is past tense of expend while extended is past tense of extend.

As adjectives the difference between expended and extended

is that expended is spent; used up; exhausted while extended is longer in length or extension; elongated.

expended

English

Verb

(head)
  • (expend)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Spent; used up; exhausted.
  • Antonyms

    * unexpended ----

    extended

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (extend)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • longer in length or extension; elongated
  • stretched out or pulled out; expanded
  • lasting longer; protracted
  • having a large scope or range; extensive
  • (of a typeface) wider than usual