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verb

UK /ɪkˈspænd/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	expand
he/she/it	expands
present participle	expanding
past tense	expanded
past participle	expanded

1
intransitive to become larger in size and fill more space
The water froze inside the pipe, causing it to expand and burst.
We live in an expanding universe.
Synonyms and related words
To become larger
grow
expand
swell
1. 1a
  transitive to make something become larger in size and fill more space
  We plan to expand the pub by adding a family room.
  Synonyms and related words
  To make something larger
  enlarge
  maximize
  scale up
2
intransitive if a business, organization, or activity expands, it grows by including more people, moving into new areas, selling more products etc
Britain’s universities expanded at an unprecedented rate at the end of the 20th century.
the rapidly expanding IT sector
expand into:
The group has expanded into Germany.
Synonyms and related words
To do business and relating to doing business
account
after hours
asset
1. 2a
  transitive to make a business, organization, or activity do this
  The EU could be expanded to include former communist countries.
  Synonyms and related words
  To do business and relating to doing business
  account
  after hours
  asset
3
intransitive to talk or write more about something, adding more details or information
expand on/upon:
I refuse to expand any further on my earlier statement.
Synonyms and related words
To make something easier to understand
explain
define
put across
4
intransitive/transitive formalto open something that is folded
The hawk expanded its wings and soared into the sky.
Synonyms and related words
To spread over an area
spread out
disperse
fan out
5
transitive mathsto write an expression in a longer form
Synonyms and related words
To calculate or count
calculate
count
estimate

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