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Definisjon av expand

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WordNet WordNet by Princeton University

Verb
expand - extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"
spread out
shrink, contract decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"
grow come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
dispread spread abroad or out; "The sun dispread its beams"
bush out grow outward; "the plant quickly bushed out"
expand - become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"
grow come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
balloon, billow, inflate become inflated; "The sails ballooned"
swell up, tumesce, intumesce, tumefy, swell cause to become very swollen
expand - make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; "expand the house by adding another wing"
enlarge make larger; "She enlarged the flower beds"
develop expand in the form of a series; "Develop the function in the following form"
inflate, blow up fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons"
expand - 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"
elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expound, dilate
abbreviate, abridge, foreshorten, shorten, contract, reduce, cut shorten; "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'"
clarify, elucidate, clear up make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating; "clarify the butter"; "clarify beer"
detail assign to a specific task; "The ambulances were detailed to the fire station"
exposit, expound, set forth state; "set forth one's reasons"
instance, exemplify, illustrate clarify by giving an example of
particularise, particularize, specialise, specialize, specify become more focus on an area of activity or field of study; "She specializes in Near Eastern history"
expand - grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming"
boom, thrive, flourish
grow come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
revive restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state; "He revived this style of opera"; "He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina"
luxuriate thrive profusely or flourish extensively
expand - expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"
extend
broaden, widen, extend become broader; "The road broadened"
modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
expand - exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"
inflate, blow up, amplify
increase make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
puff up make larger or distend; "The estimates were puffed up"
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Verb
expand - To change something from a smaller form and/or size to a larger one.
expand - To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of something.
expand - To express something at length and/or in detail.
expand - To be changed from a smaller form/size to a larger one.
expand - To be increased in extent, number, volume or scope.
expand - To speak or write at length or in detail.
expand - To feel generous or optimistic.
expand - To be rewritten as a longer, yet equivalent sum of terms.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • expand
    To change (something) from a smaller form to a larger one.
  • expand
    To extend in one or more directions.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) expand
  • Presens: expand / expands
  • Preteritum: expanded
  • Perfektum: (have) expanded

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