HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

Meaning of extra | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A2 Frequent
ˈɛkstɹə

Definitions

  1. Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary
  2. Something additional, such as an item above and beyond the ordinary school curriculum, or added to the usual charge on a bill.
  3. To an exceptional extent or degree; unusually: extra dry.
  4. Extraordinarily good; superior
  5. An extra edition of a newspaper, which is printed outside of the normal printing cycle, for example to report an important late-breaking event.
  6. a prefix meaning “outside of,” “beyond the bounds of”: extragalactic; extralegal; extrasensory.
  7. Over the top; going beyond what is normal or appropriate, often in a dramatic manner
  8. A run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat - a wide, bye, leg bye or no ball.
  9. To a high degree:awfully, dreadfully, eminently, exceedingly, exceptionally, extremely, greatly, highly, most, notably, very.
  10. To an extraordinary degree
  11. A supernumerary or walk-on in a film or play.
  12. additional; more than usual or necessary. They demand an extra $10 a week; We need extra men for this job. ekstra, bykomende إضافي допълнително extra navíc; další zusätzlich ekstra; yderligere επιπρόσθετοςextra lisa(-) اضافی؛ بیشتر lisä supplémentaireבנוסף अधिक dodatan, poseban többlet- tambahan, ekstra auka-, umfram- extra 余分の 여분의 papildomas papildu- tambahan extraekstra, tilleggs-ekstra, dodatkowy اضافى،زيات extra în plus дополнительный ďalší dodaten dodatan extra เป็นพิเศษ fazladan, ekstra...
  13. Something additional, such as an item above and beyond the ordinary school curriculum, or added to the usual charge on a bill
  14. The state or trait of being over the top, of behaving in an overly dramatic manner.
    slang
  15. unusually. an extra-large box of chocolates. besondere غَير عادي голям excepcionalmente mimořádně besonders ekstra; særligt εξαιρετικά, ασυνήθιστα más (grande) de lo normal eriti خیلی؛ بیش از حد erityisen très grand בִמיוּחָד विशेष, असाधारण dodatno, posebno rendkívül besar sekali óvenjulega, sérstaklega eccezionalmente 特別に 여분으로 nepaprastai sevišķi; neparasti besar sekali extrakjempe-, ekstra-niezwykle اضافى،زيات excessivamente/excepcionalmente extrem de сверх- mimoriadne izjemno neobično extr...
  16. Something of an extra quality or grade.
  17. an additional amount. The book costs $6.90 but we charge extra for postage. bykomende كَمِّيه إضافيَّه допълнително a mais zvlášť zusätzlich ekstra επιπλέονsuplemento, cantidad adicional lisatasu اضافه lisää supplémentתוספת अतिरिक्त धनराशि dodatno felár tambahan viðbótargjald supplemento 追加料金 추가 요금 papildomas mokestis papildus tambahan extraekstra, tilleggdodatkowo اضافى،زيات a mais supliment дополнительно, сверх navyše dodatno dodatno extra จำนวนเพิ่มเติม ilâveten 外加費用 окремо, додатково اضاف...
  18. A day of extra duties (often, over the weekends) in camp, as a form of punishment. Used in the phrase “to sign extra”, meaning one has been assigned extras as punishment.
    Singapore, countable
  19. extraordinario-a; adicional.
  20. More than or beyond what is usual, normal, expected, or necessary: earned extra money by freelancing. See Synonyms at superfluous.
  21. Subject to an additional charge: Coffee does not come with dinner but is extra.
  22. Something more than is usual or necessary: bought too much paint and gave the extra to a friend.

Equivalents

العربية إضافي
Català extra
Čeština extra navíc
Dansk ekstra
Ελληνικά έξτρα παρα-
Esperanto aldona ekstra kroma plia
עברית מותר ניצב
Magyar többlet
Հայերեն հատկապես
Bahasa Indonesia basi ekstra figuran tambahan
Íslenska auka-
ខ្មែរ បន្ថែម
Kurdî cûc ekstra îlave
മലയാളം അധികം
Nederlands extra
Português extra extra extremamente
Svenska extra statist
Kiswahili ziada
Türkçe figüran ilave
Tiếng Việt cúc thêm

Examples

“Extra, extra! Read all about it!”
“Stop! I can't deal with all your extra today!”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
See all A2 English words →

See also

Learn this word in context

See extra used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free