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expand on something — exˈpand on/upon sth derived to say more about sth and add some details • Could you expand on that point, please? Main entry: ↑expandderived … Useful english dictionary
expand 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… … English dictionary
expand on/upon — [phrasal verb] expand on/upon (something) : to speak or write about (something) in a more complete or detailed way She declined to expand on her earlier statement. Please expand [=elaborate] on that idea. Researchers will expand upon t … Useful english dictionary
expand — [[t]ɪkspæ̱nd[/t]] ♦♦♦ expands, expanding, expanded 1) V ERG If something expands or is expanded, it becomes larger. Engineers noticed that the pipes were not expanding as expected... The money supply expanded by 14.6 per cent in the year to… … English dictionary
expand — [ek spand′, ikspand′] vt. [ME expanden < L expandere < ex , out + pandere, to spread, extend; akin to patere: see FATHOM] 1. to spread out; open out; stretch out; unfold [the eagle expanded its wings] 2. to make greater in size, bulk, scope … English World dictionary
expand — ex|pand W3S2 [ıkˈspænd] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: expandere, from pandere to spread ] 1.) [I and T] to become larger in size, number, or amount, or to make something become larger →↑expansion ≠ ↑contract ▪ Water expands as it freezes.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
expand */*/*/ — UK [ɪkˈspænd] / US verb Word forms expand : present tense I/you/we/they expand he/she/it expands present participle expanding past tense expanded past participle expanded 1) a) [intransitive] to become larger in size and fill more space The water … English dictionary
expand — ex|pand [ ık spænd ] verb *** ▸ 1 become larger in size ▸ 2 increase business ▸ 3 add more details ▸ 4 spread out ▸ 5 write in longer form 1. ) intransitive to become larger in size and filling more space: The water froze inside the pipe, causing … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
expand — 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… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
expand — expandable, expandible, adj. expandability, expandibility, n. /ik spand /, v.t. 1. to increase in extent, size, volume, scope, etc.: Heat expands most metals. He hopes to expand his company. 2. to spread or stretch out; unfold: A bird expands its … Universalium
