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- Dictionaryex·pand·ed/ikˈspandəd/
adjective
- 1. being or having been enlarged or extended.
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1. : to open out : spread. 2. : to increase in extent, number, volume, or scope.
Jul 5, 2012 · adjective. ex· pand· ed ik-ˈspan-dəd. Synonyms of expanded. of a typeface. : extended. Word History. First Known Use. 1875, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of expanded was in 1875. See more words from the same year. Phrases Containing expanded. expanded metal. expanded plastic. Dictionary Entries Near expanded.
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.
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.
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. expand. / ɪkˈspænd / verb. to make or become greater in extent, volume, size, or scope; increase. to spread out or be spread out; unfold; stretch out.
Something that is expanded has been increased in size. For example, an expanded edition DVD has many more special features than the standard edition. You might prefer the expanded edition of the diary, since it contains all the extra little tidbits they were afraid to include in the original, smaller version.
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.
1. To become greater in size, volume, quantity, or scope: Air expands when heated. This critic's influence is expanding. 2. To speak or write at length or in detail: expand on a favorite topic. 3. To open up or out; unfold: The chair expands to form a daybed.
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."
