Associations to the word «Expand»
Noun
- Breadth
- Lung
- Hegemony
- Balkans
- Campus
- Anatolia
- Hiring
- Annex
- Eligibility
- Partnership
- Availability
- Financing
- Initiative
- Industrialization
- Export
- Expertise
- Menu
- Cavity
- Sphere
- Banking
- Tenure
- Increase
- Effort
- Lane
- Renovation
- Purchase
- Seating
- Manufacturing
- Contract
- Annexation
- Telecom
- Runway
- Sector
- Bureaucracy
- Universe
- Operation
- Network
- Program
- Firm
- Boundary
- Cooperation
- Growth
- Productivity
- Piston
- Septum
- Flexibility
- Legislation
- Airbus
- Retail
- Influx
- Brand
- Expense
- Provider
- Economy
- Membership
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
EXPAND, verb. (transitive) To change (something) from a smaller form and/or size to a larger one.
EXPAND, verb. (transitive) To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something).
EXPAND, verb. (transitive) To express (something) at length and/or in detail.
EXPAND, verb. (transitive) (algebra) To rewrite (an expression) as a longer, yet equivalent sum of terms.
EXPAND, verb. (transitive) (arithmetic) To multiply both the numerator and the denominator of a fraction by the same natural number yielding a fraction of equal value
EXPAND, verb. (intransitive) To (be) change(d) from a smaller form/size to a larger one.
EXPAND, verb. (intransitive) To (be) increase(d) in extent, number, volume or scope.
EXPAND, verb. (intransitive) To speak or write at length or in detail.
EXPAND, verb. (intransitive) To feel generous or optimistic.
Dictionary definition
EXPAND, verb. Extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands".
EXPAND, verb. Become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly".
EXPAND, verb. Make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; "expand the house by adding another wing".
EXPAND, verb. Grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming".
EXPAND, verb. Exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated".
EXPAND, verb. Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation".
EXPAND, verb. Expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent".
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.