Jump to content
Main menu
Main menu
move to sidebar
hide
Links
Main Page
Simple talk
Community portal
Statistics
New changes
Show any entry
Help
Give to Wiktionary
Word lists
Languages
Language links are at the top of the page across from the title.
Search
Search
Create account
Log in
Personal tools
Create account
Log in
Pages for logged out editors
learn more
Contributions
Talk
Contents
move to sidebar
hide
Beginning
1
Expression
Toggle Expression subsection
1.1
Related words
Toggle the table of contents
by extension
2 languages
English
Français
Entry
Talk
English
Read
Edit
View history
Tools
Tools
move to sidebar
hide
Actions
Read
Edit
View history
General
What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Cite this page
Get shortened URL
Print/export
Create a book
Download as PDF
Page for printing
From Wiktionary
Expression
[
change
]
Expression
by extension
If B follows A
by extension
, the causes or results of A can
logically
also apply to B.
The airport wants to increase the number of passenger and,
by extension
, the number of flights.
Related words
[
change
]
by
extend
extension
Categories
:
Expressions
Multiword terms
Toggle limited content width
