What (who) is Expand - definition
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Expansions; Expansion (computer science); Expand; Expanding; Expanded; Expansiòn; Expansion (disambiguation); Expansión; Expansions (album)
expand
I. v. a.
1.
Spread, open, unfold, evolve, lay open, spread out.
2.
Dilate, distend, swell, fill out, blow up.
3.
Extend, stretch, enlarge, increase, diffuse.
II. v. n.
1.
Open, be unfolded, be spread out.
2.
Dilate, enlarge, be distended, increase in bulk.
expand
(expands, expanding, expanded)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If something expands or is expanded, it becomes larger.
Engineers noticed that the pipes were not expanding as expected...
We have to expand the size of the image.
...a rapidly expanding universe.
...strips of expanded polystyrene.
VERB: V, V n, V-ing, V-ed
2.
If something such as a business, organization, or service expands, or if you expand it, it becomes bigger and includes more people, goods, or activities. (BUSINESS)
The popular ceramics industry expanded towards the middle of the 19th century...
Health officials are proposing to expand their services by organising counselling.
VERB: V, V n
Expand
II. Expand ·vt To lay open by extending; to open wide; to spread out; to Diffuse; as, a flower expands its leaves.
III. Expand ·vi To become widely opened, spread apart, dilated, distended, or enlarged; as, flowers expand in the spring; metals expand by heat; the heart expands with joy.
IV. Expand ·vt To cause the particles or parts of to spread themselves or stand apart, thus increasing bulk without addition of substance; to make to occupy more space; to Dilate; to Distend; to extend every way; to Enlarge;
- opposed to contract; as, to expand the chest; heat expands all bodies; to expand the sphere of benevolence.
Pronunciation examples for Expand
1. Expand! Expand!
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2. expand.
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3. And these things expand and expand and expand
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4. And life starts to expand and expand and expand,
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5. Expand it.
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Examples of use of Expand
1. "The company needs to expand its downstream business and expand it in other countries, not just in Russia," Nesterov said.
2. Linjawi aims to internationally expand her business.
3. Services Negotiations Provide Opportunity to Expand U.S.
4. They establish outposts, they expand settlements.
5. "We will expand nuclear activities where required.