What does EXPand mean?

Definitions for EXPand
ɪkˈspændex·pand

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. expand, spread outverb

    extend in one or more directions

    "The dough expands"

  2. expandverb

    become larger in size or volume or quantity

    "his business expanded rapidly"

  3. expandverb

    make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity

    "expand the house by adding another wing"

  4. boom, thrive, flourish, expandverb

    grow vigorously

    "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming"

  5. inflate, blow up, expand, amplifyverb

    exaggerate or make bigger

    "The charges were inflated"

  6. elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilateverb

    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"

  7. extend, expandverb

    expand the influence of

    "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"

Wiktionary

  1. expandverb

    To change (something) from a smaller form and/or size to a larger one.

    You can expand this compact umbrella to cover a large table.

  2. expandverb

    To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something).

  3. expandverb

    To express (something) at length and/or in detail.

  4. expandverb

    To rewrite (an expression) as a longer, yet equivalent sum of terms.

    Use the binomial theorem to expand uE000107934uE001 to uE000107935uE001

  5. expandverb

    To (be) change(d) from a smaller form/size to a larger one.

  6. expandverb

    To (be) increase(d) in extent, number, volume or scope.

  7. expandverb

    To speak or write at length or in detail.

    He's so pedantic, he expands on everything!

  8. expandverb

    To feel generous or optimistic.

  9. expandverb

    To be rewritten as a longer, yet equivalent sum of terms.

    The expression uE000107936uE001 expands to uE000107937uE001.

  10. Etymology: Recorded in since 1422, from espaundre, from expandere present active infinitive of expando, itself from ex- + pando.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To EXPANDverb

    Etymology: expando, Latin.

    An animal growing, expands its fibres in the air as a fluid. John Arbuthnot, on Air.

    Along the stream of time thy name
    Expanded flies, and gathers all its fame. Alexander Pope, Ess. on Man.

ChatGPT

  1. expand

    To expand means to increase in size, volume, quantity, or scope, or to express something more fully or in greater detail. It can also refer to spreading out or stretching out to a larger, more extensive, or more developed form. It is also used in mathematics to describe the process of simplifying an equation or expression.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Expandverb

    to lay open by extending; to open wide; to spread out; to diffuse; as, a flower expands its leaves

  2. Expandverb

    to cause the particles or parts of to spread themselves or stand apart, thus increasing bulk without addition of substance; to make to occupy more space; to dilate; to distend; to extend every way; to enlarge; -- opposed to contract; as, to expand the chest; heat expands all bodies; to expand the sphere of benevolence

  3. Expandverb

    to state in enlarged form; to develop; as, to expand an equation. See Expansion, 5

  4. Expandverb

    to become widely opened, spread apart, dilated, distended, or enlarged; as, flowers expand in the spring; metals expand by heat; the heart expands with joy

  5. Etymology: [L. expandere, expansum; ex out + pandere to spread out, to throw open; perh. akin to E. patent. Cf. Spawn.]

Wikidata

  1. Expand

    expand is a program that converts tab characters into groups of space characters. It is available in Unix operating systems and many Unix-like operating systems. For example: Here the echo command prints a string of text that includes a tab character, then the output is directed into the expand command. The resulting output is then displayed in hexadecimal and as characters by the xxd dump command. At the second prompt, the same echo output is sent directly to the xxd command. As can be seen by comparing the two, the expand program converts the tab into spaces.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Expand

    eks-pand′, v.t. to spread out: to lay open: to enlarge in bulk or surface: to develop, or bring out in fuller detail.—v.i. to become opened: to enlarge.—ns. Expanse′, a wide extent of space: the firmament; Expansibil′ity.—adj. Expans′ible, capable of being expanded.—adv. Expans′ibly.—adj. Expans′ile, capable of expansion.—n. Expan′sion, act of expanding: state of being expanded: enlargement: that which is expanded: immensity: extension.—adj. Expans′ive, widely extended: diffusive.—adv. Expans′ively.—ns. Expans′iveness; Expansiv′ity. [L. expandĕreex, out, pandĕre, pansum, to spread.]

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British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'EXPand' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4651

  2. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'EXPand' in Verbs Frequency: #459

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of EXPand in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of EXPand in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of EXPand in a Sentence

  1. Bart Watson:

    This is a remarkable achievement, and it’s just the beginning, beer has always been a hallmark of this country and it is even more apparent today as America’s beer culture continues to expand.

  2. The National Hockey League:

    China is committed to hockey and expects to expand its participation in all winter sports to 300 million people by 2022, the NHL continues to collaborate with sports bureaus across China in developing grassroots hockey programs and supporting local youth hockey and hockey development at all levels.

  3. Katalin Novak:

    We are in a fortunate situation as Hungarian people are family-centric, therefore, they assess measures to help families or young people starting a family positively, we are ready to continue on this path and pledge that we will not cut back on family benefits. On the contrary, we will continuously expand them.

  4. Rick Perry:

    It's a target-rich environment, governors are able to talk to businesses from around the country that are looking to re-locate and looking to expand ... I've gotten a few scalps here.

  5. Steven Yue:

    We were planning to expand in the United States this year.

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Translations for EXPand

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  • излагам подробно, разширявам, развивам, увеличавам се, разширявам сеBulgarian
  • expandierenGerman
  • ampliarSpanish
  • sieventää, tarkentaa, laajentaa, laajentua, täsmentää, laventaaFinnish
  • élaborer, agrandirFrench
  • פיתחHebrew
  • tautorotoroMāori
  • ontbinden in factoren, uitdijen, vermeerderen, zich uitbreiden, uitplooien, uitbreiden, toenemen, uitwerken, opentrekken, uitzetten, elaboreren, openzetten, vergroten, factoriserenDutch
  • utdype, bli større, greie ut (om), ekspandere, faktorisere, vokse, utvideNorwegian
  • expanda, factoriza, mări, creșteRomanian
  • расширять, раскрываться, растягивать, раскрывать скобки, становиться общительнее, расширяться, делаться откровеннее, растягиватьсяRussian
  • växa, faktorisera, utveckla, vidga, utvidga, expandera, utbreda, öppnaSwedish
  • விரிவாக்குTamil
  • విస్తరించండిTelugu
  • розширюватисяUkrainian
  • 擴大Chinese

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