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# extensively

adverb (extensively; more extensively, most extensively)

«extensively» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Extensively means a lot, widely, or over a large area or many places. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extensively/#m1)
2. It can also mean in great detail and thoroughly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extensively/#m2)

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

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «extensively» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extensively/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«extensively» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/extensively.html) on Mova free.