The meaning of Expand

Expand – definition

verb
Become or make larger or more extensive.
Usage examples:
Their business expanded into other hotels
Synonims:
Increase in size Become larger Enlarge Swell Become distended Dilate Inflate Balloon Puff out/up Lengthen Stretch Thicken Fatten Fill out Intumesce Tumefy Grow Become/make larger Become/make

verb
Extend in one or more directions

verb
To increase something in size, number, or importance
Usage examples:
[ i ] the air in the balloon expands when heated., [ t ] they expanded their number of stores signi…

verb
To increase in size, number, or importance, or to make something increase in this way
Usage examples:
Expand into sth these companies need to expand into new markets because they have reached market sa…

Expand translation into English

Expand: translate from English into Chinese

扩张, 扩大, 扩展, 拓展, 扩充, 膨胀, 扩, 壮大, 增, 膨大, 广, 赢得, 菶, 演, 演变, 养殖, 扩大为, 使 ... 膨胀

Expand: translate from English into Dutch

Uitbreiden, Uitzetten, Verruimen, Ontwikkelen, Ontplooien, Uitdijen, Uitwerken, Doen toenemen, Uitspreiden, Loskomen

Expand: translate from English into French

Développer, Étendre, Accroître, Augmenter, Dilater, Se multiplier, Faire élargir, Faire répandre, Parler avec détails, Détacher, S'étendre, S'agrandir

Expand: translate from English into German

Erweitern, Expandieren, Ausdehnen, Ausweiten, Vergrößern, Wachsen, Ergänzen, Entwickeln, Sich ausdehnen, Zunehmen, Sich erweitern, Sich ausweiten, Sich vergrößern

Expand: translate from English into Hindi

विस्तार, विस्तृत करें, फैलाना, फैलना, बढ़ना, फुलाना, बढ़ती करना, प्रसार करना, विस्तार करना, बढ़ाना

Expand: translate from English into Italian

Espandere, Espandersi, Estendere, Ingrandire, Sviluppare, Svilupparsi, Dilatare, Dilatarsi, Ampliarsi, Ingrandirsi

Expand: translate from English into Korean

확장하다, 넓히다, 넓게 하다, 퍼지다, 자세히 말하다, 팽창시키다, 확대하다, 발전하다, 넓어지다

Expand: translate from English into Russian

Расширять, Расширяться, Развивать, Развиваться, Распространяться, Распространять, Раскрывать, Растягиваться, Растягивать, Увеличиваться в объеме, Расцветать, Расправлять, Распускаться, Раскидывать, Распускать, Становиться более общительным, Увеличивать в объеме, Подробно излагать, Становиться более откровенным

Expand: translate from English into Spanish

Expandir, Expandirse, Extender, Aumentar, Desarrollar, Extenderse, Ensanchar, Dilatarse, Desplegar, Dilatar, Expansionarse, Expansionar, Ensancharse, Aumentarse, Explayar, Ponerse más expansivo

Word origin

late Middle English: from Latin expandere ‘to spread out’, from ex- ‘out’ + pandere ‘to spread’.

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Expand – similar words

expanded

adjective
Being or having been enlarged or extended.
Usage examples:
The individual was able to interface with an enlarged public and an expanded dialogical space emerg…

verb
Become or make larger or more extensive.
Usage examples:
Their business expanded into other hotels

verb
Past simple and past participle of expand
Usage examples:
The air in the balloon expands when heated., they expanded their retail operations during the 1980s.

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expandable

adjective
Able to be made larger or more extensive.
Usage examples:
This smartphone doesn't have expandable storage, so that 16gb is all you get

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Expand synonims

balloon

noun
A small coloured rubber bag that is inflated with air and then sealed at the neck, used as a child's toy or a decoration.
Usage examples:
The room was festooned with balloons and streamers

verb
A small coloured rubber bag which is inflated with air and then sealed at the neck, used as a child's toy or a decoration.
Usage examples:
The room was festooned with balloons and streamers

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dilate

verb
Make or become wider, larger, or more open.
Usage examples:
Her eyes dilated with horror

verb
To become or make something, esp. an opening, wider or more open
Usage examples:
[ t ] the doctor put drops in my eyes to dilate the pupils.

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enlarge

verb
Make or become larger or more extensive.
Usage examples:
They have renovated and enlarged the four-storey building

verb
To become larger, or to cause something to become larger
Usage examples:
The city council voted to enlarge the park., he suffers from an enlarged heart.

verb
To become bigger, or to make something bigger
Usage examples:
The inclusion of customs receipts will enlarge the available pool of money., enlarged business/comp…

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fatten

verb
Make or become fat or fatter.
Usage examples:
He could do with some good food to fatten him up

phrasal verb
To give an animal or a thin person a lot of food so that they become fatter
Usage examples:
These cattle are being fattened up for slaughter., humorous you're just trying to fatten me up.

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fill out

phrasal verb
Write all the required information onto a form

phrasal verb
To become larger
Usage examples:
When john is older and fills out some, he’ll be an outstanding athlete.

phrasal verb
To write or type information in spaces that are provided for it
Usage examples:
The 9m taxpayers obliged to fill out self-assessment forms must file their returns by september 30.

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grow

verb
(of a living thing) undergo natural development by increasing in size and changing physically.
Usage examples:
He would watch nick grow to manhood

verb
Increase in size by natural process

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inflate

verb
Fill (a balloon, tyre, or other expandable structure) with air or gas so that it becomes distended.
Usage examples:
Never use an air line on a garage forecourt to inflate your tyres

verb
To cause an object to increase in size and shape by filling it with air or gas, or (of an object) to become larger as a result of this process
Usage examples:
[ t ] to inflate balloons, [ i ] air bags in cars are designed to inflate automatically on impact.,…

verb
To increase the value or price of something, or to become more valuable or expensive
Usage examples:
People who bought homes years ago have seen the values inflate and property taxes rise with the inf…

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intumesce

ˌɪntjʊˈmɛs

verb
Swell up.
Usage examples:
Each woman i take seems to deepen my rage, intumesce my lust, and refine my deviant appetite.

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lengthen

verb
Make or become longer.
Usage examples:
The mascara will lengthen your lashes

verb
To make something longer, or to become longer
Usage examples:
[ t ] i’ll have to lengthen this skirt., [ i ] in the late afternoon, the shadows of the haystacks …

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stretch

stretʃ

verb
(of something soft or elastic) be made or be capable of being made longer or wider without tearing or breaking.
Usage examples:
My jumper stretched in the wash

noun
An act of stretching one's limbs or body.
Usage examples:
I got up and had a stretch

verb
To reach across a distance or become longer or wider, or to cause something to do this
Usage examples:
[ i ] rubber stretches when you pull it., [ t ] the banner was stretched across the street., [ m ] …

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swell

verb
(especially of a part of the body) become larger or rounder in size, typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid.
Usage examples:
Her bruised knee was already swelling up

noun
A full or gently rounded shape or form.
Usage examples:
The soft swell of her breast

adjective
Excellent; very good.
Usage examples:
You're looking swell

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thicken

verb
Make or become thick or thicker.
Usage examples:
Thicken the sauce with flour

verb
To cause to become thicker
Usage examples:
Thicken the gravy with a little flour.

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tumefy

verb
Become swollen.
Usage examples:
The tumefied face, the swollen and blackened eyes and lips

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