Definition
To become larger in size, number, or amount, or to make something do this. It can also mean to add more detail or information to an idea or statement.
Etymology
From Latin *expandere* meaning ‘to spread out, unfold’, from *ex-* (‘out’) and *pandere* (‘to spread’). The original image is of something physically stretching or unfolding.
Kelly Says
Whether you’re expanding a business or your lungs when you breathe in, the core idea is the same: more space is being taken up. Even when we ‘expand on a point’ in writing, we’re mentally stretching it so its parts are easier to see.
Translations
BNবাংলা
প্রসারিত করা
prasarit kôra
CACatalà
ampliar
/əmpliˈa/
CSČeština
rozšířit
/rozʃiːʁɪt/
DADansk
udvide
/uðˈviˀðə/
DEDeutsch
erweitern
/ɛʁˈvaɪtɐn/
ELΕλληνικά
επεκτείνω
epekteíno
ESEspañol
expandir
/espanˈdiɾ/
FAفارسی
گسترش دادن
gostarash dādan
FISuomi
laajentaa
/lɑːjɛntɑː/
FRFrançais
étendre
/etɑ̃dʁ/
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengembangkan
/məŋɡɛmbɑŋkan/
ITItaliano
espandere
/espanˈdeːre/
MSBahasa Melayu
mengembangkan
/məŋɡɛmbɑŋkan/
NLNederlands
uitbreiden
/œyˈbrɛidən/
NONorsk
utvide
/ʉtˈviːdə/
PLPolski
rozszerzać
/rɔʐˈʂɛʐat͡s/
PTPortuguês
expandir
/ɛspɐ̃ˈdiɾ/
RORomână
extinde
/ekstinde/
RUРусский
расширять
/rɐsʂɨˈrʲatʲ/
SVSvenska
utvidga
/ʉːtˈviːɡa/
SWKiswahili
kuongeza
/kuoŋɡɛzɑ/
TEతెలుగు
విస్తరించు
vistariṁchu
TLTL
palawakin
/pɑlɑˈwɑkɪn/
TRTürkçe
genişletmek
/ɡeniʃletmɛk/
UKУкраїнська
розширювати
/rozʃɪrʲuvɐtɪ/
VITiếng Việt
mở rộng
/mɔ˧˦ ʐɨəŋ˧˧/