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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extensively/#m1)

2) It can also mean in great detail and thoroughly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extensively/#m2)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extensively/#x1)
- She has travelled extensively in Asia. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extensively/#x2)
- The book was extensively researched. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extensively/#x3)
- Plastic is used extensively in packaging. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extensively/#x4)
- Bees have been studied extensively by scientists. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extensively/#x5)
- The old house was extensively repaired. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extensively/#x6)
- In England and America also the continental methods of pronunciation have been extensively used. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extensively/#x7)

### 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extensively/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.