Definitions for expand
ɪkˈspændex·pand

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To EXPANDverb

   Etymology: expando, Latin.

   1. To spread; to lay open as a net or sheet.2. To dilate; to spread out every way; to diffuse.

   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.

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.]

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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.

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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. expandĕre—ex, 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. State Department spokesman Mark Toner:

   We have made great progress towards making our posts safer since 2012, … Our implementation efforts include work to expand the corps of Diplomatic Security personnel, enhance interagency coordination to address threat information, expand the Marine Security Guard program, and accelerate projects to build and upgrade secure facilities.

2. Daphne Rose Kingma:

   Today, see if you can stretch your heart and expand your love so that it touches not only those to whom you can give it easily, but also those who need it so much.

3. Mickey Mehta:

   Stretch your body in yoga and your mind stretches its imagination to its infinite potential too. Deep breathe, expand your lungs and expand your awareness to the edges of this universe too, harness your life forces & get them internalized, be the master of this universe with yoga and get MickeyMized.

4. Kathryn Jacks:

   We love our Kickstarter community, and want to continue to expand even broader, kickstarter was a tremendous platform to help us reach back to our roots for the Pebble Time launch earlier this year, but for Pebble Time Round we wanted to launch ourselves, in conjunction with our retail partners, to help us expand our reach and bring new Pebblers into the community.

5. Joseph Votel:

   Votel told Fox News’ Catherine Herridge. The intent is to create a situation where NATO can't continue to thrive. Votel said he did not have unique insights into Russian President Vladimir Putin but he believes Putin sees the expansion of NATO ...as a threat to him and I think what they (Moscow) are attempting to do is create these frozen conflicts and create situations that are very, very difficult to resolve along their border. That does, could pose an existential threat, Votel added. He also said Russia is using a hybrid approach to warfare where state and non-state actors are mixing military and non-military capabilities. The result is a coercive effect...using information operations, using manipulation of media , using social media. Since January, Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia – three traditional U.S. allies - have completed significant nuclear energy deals with Russia. Asked if this is evidence of Putin's effort to further expand Russia’s reach, and the seeds of a nuclear arms race in the Middle East, Votel replied it was proof of Moscow's push to challenge the U.S. and expand its influence. Votel said SOCOM is assisting those countries that want to resist Russian influence. We work with partners to help develop their capabilities, we help our embassies with some of their messaging activities that they are doing out there to make sure that truthful information is getting out to populations. We use our civil affairs capability to help connect governments to their populations and strengthen those relationships. In doing that, (we) reduce those vulnerabilities of populations who may be vulnerable to this type of pressure they get from outside countries . Asked about Al Qaeda, Votel said the terror group was diminished in east Africa, Syria and Yemen, but the lesson of the last decade is that the U.S. and its allies must maintain pressure or the groups will reinvent and reconstitute. The leader of Al Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, is believed to be in Pakistan, and has been noticeably silent on the June drone strike that killed the organization's number two , Naser al Wuhayishi, who also was the leader of the Al Qaeda affiliate in Yemen. To me it is a good sign it’s an indication that we have been very effective at isolating him so that is kind of my initial reaction.

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