What does expand mean?
Definitions for expand
ɪkˈspændex·pand
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word expand.
Princeton's WordNet
expand, spread outverb
extend in one or more directions
"The dough expands"
expandverb
become larger in size or volume or quantity
"his business expanded rapidly"
expandverb
make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity
"expand the house by adding another wing"
boom, thrive, flourish, expandverb
grow vigorously
"The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming"
inflate, blow up, expand, amplifyverb
exaggerate or make bigger
"The charges were inflated"
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"
extend, expandverb
expand the influence of
"The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"
Wiktionary
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.
expandverb
To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something).
expandverb
To express (something) at length and/or in detail.
expandverb
To rewrite (an expression) as a longer, yet equivalent sum of terms.
Use the binomial theorem to expand uE000107934uE001 to uE000107935uE001
expandverb
To (be) change(d) from a smaller form/size to a larger one.
expandverb
To (be) increase(d) in extent, number, volume or scope.
expandverb
To speak or write at length or in detail.
He's so pedantic, he expands on everything!
expandverb
To feel generous or optimistic.
expandverb
To be rewritten as a longer, yet equivalent sum of terms.
The expression uE000107936uE001 expands to uE000107937uE001.
Etymology: Recorded in since 1422, from espaundre, from expandere present active infinitive of expando, itself from ex- + pando.
Webster Dictionary
Expandverb
to lay open by extending; to open wide; to spread out; to diffuse; as, a flower expands its leaves
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
Expandverb
to state in enlarged form; to develop; as, to expand an equation. See Expansion, 5
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
Etymology: [L. expandere, expansum; ex out + pandere to spread out, to throw open; perh. akin to E. patent. Cf. Spawn.]
Freebase
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
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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Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'expand' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4651
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'expand' in Verbs Frequency: #459
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of expand in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of expand in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of expand in a Sentence
This is part of our social responsibility and if we only considered the economics we wouldn't have done it, the local market (for CO2) is limited so we have no plans to expand.
Government Outreach Director Katie Harbath:
We won’t always get it right. We know we’ll miss some ads and in other cases we’ll identify some we shouldn’t. We’ll keep working on the process and improve as we go, in the coming months we’ll expand our ad transparency features to other countries and work with international partners to determine what issues to include for each country. We know that outside experts, researchers, and academics can also help by analyzing political advertising on Facebook.
For example a network like Bravo or Discovery, they sort of see scripted as a natural way to expand their brand, they are also trying to take advantage of the fact that scripted is white hot. Everybody wants to do it. There are so many ways to do it now. There are so many people that want to get in and do scripted television. The rise of Netflix, Hulu and Amazon has really raised the creative bar about what people can do.
We’re going to expand the map into Trump country.
It could potentially be quite serious because if a company has to provide cash (to top up collateral), it will affect liquidity, and if it has to pledge more assets, that lessens your ability to borrow more money, it will potentially limit their ability to expand.
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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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