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- Dictionaryex·pand/ikˈspand/
verb
- 1. become or make larger or more extensive: "their business expanded into other hotels and properties" Similar Opposite
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1. : to open out : spread. 2. : to increase in extent, number, volume, or scope. 3. : to speak or write fully or in detail. expanded on the theme. 4. : to feel generous or optimistic. expandability.
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 can describe the increasing size of something in height, width, length, scope, boundary, or any other measurable unit of size, as when you expand an app menu by clicking on a down arrow. To expand can also mean to stretch out or unfold, such as when a bird expands its wings when it gets ready to fly.
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.
[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.
Expand definition: To increase the size, volume, quantity, or scope of; enlarge.
verb. /ɪkˈspænd/ Verb Forms. [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 child's vocabulary expands through reading.
To expand is to spread out, usually in every direction: to expand one's chest. To dilate is esp. to increase the width or circumference, and applies to space enclosed within confines or to hollow bodies: to dilate the pupils of the eyes.
EXPAND meaning: to increase in size or amount, or to make something increase: . Learn more.
