expand
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Meanings
Intransitive Verb
To become larger in size, number, or importance.
"The company plans to expand its operations into Asia."
Transitive Verb
[~ something]
To increase the size, range, or amount of something.
"The government wants to expand the existing healthcare system."
Transitive Verb
[~ something]
To give more details about something in a piece of writing or speech.
"Could you expand on your previous point about the budget?"
Intransitive Verb
To increase in volume due to heat or pressure.
"Most metals expand when they are heated."
Transitive Verb
[~ something]
To make a mathematical or logical expression more detailed by writing it out in full.
"The student had to expand the algebraic equation before solving it."