verb/e.tɑ̃dʁ/
to spread, to spread out, to lay out; to stretch (the limbs); to hang out (washing); to extend, to enlarge, expand; to expand upon; to discuss in greater detail
“Il étendit du beurre sur du pain.” — He spread butter on bread.
Inherited from Middle French estendre, from Old French estendre, from Latin extendere.