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21expand on — or expand upon PHRASAL VERB If you expand on or expand upon something, you give more information or details about it when you write or talk about it. [V P n] The president used today s speech to expand on remarks he made last month. [V P n] ...a… …
22expand — verb 1 (I, T) to become larger in size, number, or amount, or to make something become larger: Water expands as it freezes. | The population of the town expanded rapidly in the 1960s. | expand sth: exercises designed to expand the chest muscles… …
23expand — verb Etymology: Middle English expaunden, from Latin expandere, from ex + pandere to spread more at fathom Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to open up ; unfold 2. to increase the extent, number, volume, or scope of ; enlarge …
24expand*/*/ — [ɪkˈspænd] verb [I/T] 1) to become larger, or to make something larger The population is expanding rapidly.[/ex] There are plans to expand the national park.[/ex] 2) if a business or service expands, or if you expand it, it grows by including… …
25Expand — StudioExpand StudioExpand, anciennement Expand, était un groupe de production télévisuelle française, filiale du groupe Canal plus. Il était au départ composé de quatre pôles : fiction, documentaire, dessins animés, et flux divertissement.… …
26expand — verb /ɛkˈspænd/ a) 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. b) To increase the extent, number …
27expand\ on — • enlarge on • enlarge upon • expand on • expand upon v To talk or write more about; say or explain more completely or at greater length. The teacher enlarged on the uses of atomic power …
28expand — verb 1) metals expand when heated Syn: increase in size, become larger, enlarge; swell, dilate, inflate; lengthen, stretch, thicken, fill out Ant: shrink, contract 2) the compan …
29expand — verb 1) metals expand when heated Syn: enlarge, increase in size, swell, lengthen, stretch, spread, thicken, fill out 2) the company is expanding Syn: grow, enlarge, increase in siz …
30expand — ex•pand [[t]ɪkˈspænd[/t]] v. t. 1) to increase in extent, size, scope, or volume 2) to stretch out; spread 3) to express in fuller form or greater detail; develop: to expand a story into a novel[/ex] 4) math. a) to write (a mathematical… …
