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Recorded in Middle English since 1422 (as expanden, expaunden), from Anglo-Norman espaundre, from Latin expandere (“to spread out”), itself from ex- (“out, outwards”) + pandō (“to spread”). Doublet of spawn.
expand (third-person singular simple present expands, present participle expanding, simple past and past participle expanded)
- (transitive) To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open.
You can expand this compact umbrella to cover a large table.
- (transitive) To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something).
A flower expands its leaves.
1667, John Milton, “Book I”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
Then with expanded wings he steers his flight.
1961 October, “The winter timetables of British Railways: Scottish Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 594:
This has evidently been encouraging, for the current winter timetable - not even with the benefit of summer holiday traffic - shows that the two trains each way have been expanded to four.
- (transitive) To express (something) at length and/or in detail.
- (transitive, algebra) To rewrite (an expression) as a longer, yet equivalent sum of terms.
Use the binomial theorem to expand
.
- (intransitive, algebra, of an expression) To become, by rewriting, a longer, yet equivalent sum of terms.
The expression
expands to
.
- (transitive, arithmetic) To multiply both the numerator and the denominator of a fraction by the same (non-zero) number (which yields a fraction of equal value).
- Expanding
by
gives
.
- Expanding
- (intransitive) To change or grow from smaller to larger in form, number, or size.
Many materials expand when heated.
This compact umbrella expands to cover a large table.
- (intransitive) To increase in extent, number, volume or scope.
- (intransitive) To speak or write at length or in detail.
He expanded on his plans for the business.
1899, Stephen Crane, chapter 1, in Twelve O'Clock:
There was some laughter, and Roddle was left free to expand his ideas on the periodic visits of cowboys to the town. “Mason Rickets, he had ten big punkins a-sittin' in front of his store, an' them fellers from the Upside-down-F ranch shot 'em up […] ”
- (intransitive) To feel generous or optimistic.
- (transitive, computing) In a hierarchical list (such as a directory tree or table of contents), to show the subentries of (an entry).
- Antonym: collapse
- (to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one): open out, spread, spread out, unfold
- (to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of): enlarge
- (to express at length or in detail): elaborate (on), expand on
- (antonym(s) of “to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one”): contract
- (antonym(s) of “to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of”): contract, limit
- (to express at length or in detail): limit
- (antonym(s) of “algebra: to rewrite as an equivalent sum of terms”): factor
(transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
- Bulgarian: разширявам се (razširjavam se)
- Dutch: vergroten (nl), uitbreiden (nl), openzetten (nl), opentrekken (nl)
- Esperanto: pligrandiĝi
- Finnish: laajentaa (fi), (to spread) levittää (fi)
- French: agrandir (fr)
- German: expandieren (de), vergrößern (de)
- Greek: επεκτείνω (el) (epekteíno)
- Hebrew: הרחיב (hirkhív), מתח (he) (matákh), הגדיל (higdíl)
- Hungarian: bővít (hu), kibővít (hu), szélesít (hu), kiszélesít (hu), kiterjeszt (hu), tágít (hu), kitágít (hu), növel (hu), megnövel (hu)
- Ingrian: avaroittaa
- Italian: estendere (it), espandere (it)
- Japanese: 広げる (ja) (hirogeru), 拡大する (ja) (kakudai suru)
- Korean: 펴다 (ko) (pyeoda), 피다 (ko) (pida)
- Latin: expandō
- Malayalam: വികസിപ്പിക്കുക (vikasippikkuka)
- Maori: tīwhaki, tīwhera, whakamakoha, whakaroha
- Norwegian: utvide, ekspandere
- Romanian: mări (ro), expanda, crește (ro)
- Russian: растя́гивать (ru) impf (rastjágivatʹ), расширя́ть (ru) impf (rasširjátʹ)
- Spanish: ampliar (es)
- Swedish: utbreda (sv), utveckla (sv), öppna (sv)
- Tagalog: palakihin
- Thai: ขยาย (th) (kàyǎai)
- Ukrainian: розтяга́ти (roztjaháty), розши́рювати (rozšýrjuvaty), збі́льшувати (zbílʹšuvaty)
- Yiddish: אויסברייטערן (oysbreytern)
(transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of
- Arabic: وَسَّعَ (wassaʕa)
- Bulgarian: разширявам (bg) (razširjavam)
- Danish: ekspandere (da)
- Dutch: uitbreiden (nl), vergroten (nl), vermeerderen (nl)
- German: vergrößern (de)
- Hebrew: הרחיב (hirkhív)
- Hungarian: kibont (hu), kiterít (hu), széttár (hu)
- Italian: espandere (it)
- Japanese: 広げる (ja) (hirogeru), 拡大する (ja) (kakudai suru)
- Korean: 펴다 (ko) (pyeoda), 피다 (ko) (pida)
- Lü: ᦶᦖᧈᦦᦱᧂᧉ (ṁae¹k̇waang²)
- Malayalam: വികസിപ്പിക്കുക (vikasippikkuka)
- Maori: whakaroha (refers to extent)
- Norwegian: utvide, ekspandere
- Romanian: mări (ro)
- Russian: увели́чивать (ru) impf (uvelíčivatʹ)
- Swedish: expandera (sv), vidga (sv), utvidga (sv)
- Tagalog: palakihin
- Ukrainian: збі́льшувати (zbílʹšuvaty)
- Yiddish: אויסברייטערן (oysbreytern)
(transitive) to express at length or in detail
- Arabic: فَصَّلَ (ar) (faṣṣala)
- Bulgarian: излагам подробно (izlagam podrobno)
- Dutch: elaboreren, uitwerken (nl)
- Hebrew: פירט (he) (perét)
- Hungarian: kifejt (hu), bővebben elmond
- Italian: dettagliare (it), dilungare (it)
- Japanese: 広げる (ja) (hirogeru), 拡大する (ja) (kakudai suru), 展開する (ja) (tenkai suru), 敷衍する (ja) (fuen suru)
- Korean: 펴다 (ko) (pyeoda)
- Norwegian: utdype, greie ut (om)
- Russian: излага́ть де́ло в подро́бностях impf (izlagátʹ délo v podróbnostjax), раскрыва́ть суть де́ла impf (raskryvátʹ sutʹ déla)
- Spanish: expandir (es), profundizar (es), explayar (es)
- Swedish: utveckla (sv)
- Tagalog: palawakin
(intransitive, algebra) to become an equivalent sum of terms
(transitive, arithmetic) to multiply the numerator and denominator of a fraction by the same number
(intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
- Bulgarian: увеличавам се (uveličavam se)
- Dutch: uitdijen (nl), uitzetten (nl), uitplooien
- Esperanto: pligrandiĝi
- Finnish: laajentua (fi), laajeta (fi)
- Hungarian: kitágul (hu), tágul (hu), szétterül (hu)
- Italian: estendersi (it), espandersi (it)
- Korean: 펴이다 (pyeoida), 피다 (ko) (pida)
- Latin: expando
- Malayalam: വികസിക്കുക (ml) (vikasikkuka)
- Maori: tautorotoro, whakaroha
- Norwegian: vokse (no), bli større
- Ottoman Turkish: ایریلشمك (irileşmek), بالابانلانمق (balabanlanmak)
- Romanian: crește (ro)
- Russian: растя́гиваться (ru) impf (rastjágivatʹsja), расширя́ться (ru) impf (rasširjátʹsja)
- Swedish: utbreda sig (sv), utbredas (sv), utveckla sig (sv), utvecklas (sv), växa (sv), öppna sig (sv), öppnas (sv)
- Tagalog: lumaki
- Ukrainian: розтяга́тися (roztjahátysja), розши́рюватися (rozšýrjuvatysja), збі́льшуватися (zbílʹšuvatysja)
- Yiddish: אויסברייטערן זיך (oysbreytern zikh)
(intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
- Arabic: تَوَسَّعَ (tawassaʕa)
- Dutch: uitdijen (nl), zich uitbreiden, toenemen (nl)
- Finnish: laajentaa (fi)
- Hungarian: bővül (hu), kibővül (hu), tágul (hu), kitágul (hu), szélesedik (hu), kiszélesedik (hu), kiterjed (hu), dagad (hu), nagyobbodik (hu), megnagyobbodik (hu), terjeszkedik (hu), kinyílik (hu), széttárul (hu), kibomlik (hu), felduzzad (hu)
- Italian: espandersi (it)
- Korean: 펴이다 (pyeoida), 피다 (ko) (pida)
- Malayalam: വികസിക്കുക (ml) (vikasikkuka)
- Norwegian: vokse (no), ekspandere
- Ottoman Turkish: ایریلشمك (irileşmek), بالابانلانمق (balabanlanmak) (in size); آرتمق (artmak) (in amount or number)
- Russian: увели́чиваться (ru) impf (uvelíčivatʹsja)
- Swedish: expanderas (sv), vidgas (sv), utvidgas (sv)
- Tagalog: lumaki
- Ukrainian: збі́льшуватися (zbílʹšuvatysja)
- Yiddish: אויסברייטערן זיך (oysbreytern zikh)
(intransitive) to speak or write at length or in detail
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