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| ex·pand [ ik spánd ] (past and past participle ex·pand·ed, present participle ex·pand·ing, 3rd person present singular ex·pands) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb make or become larger: to become or make something become larger in size, scope, or extent, or greater in number or amount
  We need to expand our client base.
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2. transitive and intransitive verb describe something more fully: to explain or describe something more fully, usually by giving more detail
The film expands on themes familiar from her earlier work.
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3. transitive and intransitive verb open out: to open out or open something out wider after being kept folded in
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4. transitive verb give full form of something: to give the full form of something such as the abbreviation of a word
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5. intransitive verb relax: to relax and become friendlier and more talkative
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6. transitive and intransitive verb physics increase in size or volume: to increase or cause something to increase in size or volume as a result of a rise in temperature or decrease in pressure
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7. transitive and intransitive verb mathematics rewrite mathematical expression: to rewrite a mathematical expression as the sum or product of its terms, or be rewritten in this way. For example, (x+1)(x-1)+2x expands to x2+2x-1.
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| [15th century. Directly or via Anglo-Norman< Latin expandere "spread out" < pandere "spread"] |
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