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- Dictionaryexpanded/ɪkˈspandɪd/
adjective
- 1. being or having been enlarged or extended.
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Expanded definition: increased in area, bulk, or volume; enlarged. See examples of EXPANDED used in a sentence.
1. : to open out : spread. 2. : to increase in extent, number, volume, or scope.
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.
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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 make or become greater in extent, volume, size, or scope; increase. to spread out or be spread out; unfold; stretch out. introften foll byon to enlarge or expatiate on (a story, topic, etc) in detail. intr to become increasingly relaxed, friendly, or talkative.
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.
[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.
If something such as a business, organization, or service expands, or if you expand it, it becomes bigger and includes more people, goods, or activities. [business] The popular ceramics industry expanded towards the middle of the 19th century. [VERB] The interest rate's coming down.
