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- DictionaryEx·pand/ikˈspand/
verb
- 1. become or make larger or more extensive: "their business expanded into other hotels and properties"
to increase in size, number, or importance, or to make something increase in this way: The air in the balloon expands when heated. They expanded their retail operations during the 1980s. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to increase. increase We need to increase production to meet demand.
The verb expand means to make something bigger or wider. It might refer to something concrete, as when you blow into a balloon and make it expand, or something more abstract, as when you study to expand your mind. Expand is a combination of the Latin words ex-, meaning "out," and pandere, "to spread."
[intransitive, transitive] to become greater in size, number or importance; to make something greater in size, number or importance. Metals expand when they are heated. Student numbers are expanding rapidly. a greatly expanded version of his earlier book. A child's vocabulary expands through reading.
3 days ago · SYNONYMS 1. extend, swell, enlarge. See increase. expand, dilate, distend, inflate imply becoming larger and filling more space. To expand is to spread out, usually in every direction: to expand one's chest.
Definition of expand verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. [intransitive, transitive] to become greater in size, number, or importance; to make something greater in size, number, or importance Metals expand when they are heated. Student numbers are expanding rapidly.
to increase in size or amount, or to make something increase: We are hoping to expand our range of products. Electronic services are rapidly expanding to meet demand. Phrasal verbs. expand on sth. (Definition of expand from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of expand. in Chinese (Traditional)
verb (used without object) to increase or grow in extent, bulk, scope, etc.: Most metals expand with heat. The mind expands with experience. to spread out; unfold; develop: The buds had not yet expanded. to express something more fully or in greater detail (usually followed by on or upon ): to expand on a statement. See more. Recommended videos.
