enlarge
verb /ɪnˈlɑːdʒ/
/ɪnˈlɑːrdʒ/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they enlarge | /ɪnˈlɑːdʒ/ /ɪnˈlɑːrdʒ/ |
| he / she / it enlarges | /ɪnˈlɑːdʒɪz/ /ɪnˈlɑːrdʒɪz/ |
| past simple enlarged | /ɪnˈlɑːdʒd/ /ɪnˈlɑːrdʒd/ |
| past participle enlarged | /ɪnˈlɑːdʒd/ /ɪnˈlɑːrdʒd/ |
| -ing form enlarging | /ɪnˈlɑːdʒɪŋ/ /ɪnˈlɑːrdʒɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] enlarge (something) to make something bigger; to become bigger
- There are plans to enlarge the recreation area.
- Reading will enlarge your vocabulary.
Extra Examples- The castle was enlarged considerably in the fifteenth century.
- The gallery is seeking to enlarge its holdings of Danish art.
- Symptoms may include a sore throat and enlarged glands.
- The little blisters enlarge and eventually burst to form ulcers.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- dramatically
- greatly
- …
- seek to
- to
- [transitive, usually passive] to make a bigger copy of a photograph or document
- have something enlarged We're going to have this picture enlarged.
- be enlarged The images were enlarged to the size of a wall of a room.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- dramatically
- greatly
- …
- seek to
- to
Word OriginMiddle English (formerly also as inlarge): from Old French enlarger, from en- (expressing a change of state) + large ‘large’.