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expand
What does expand mean?
expand (verb): to change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use expand in a sentence?
- You can expand this compact umbrella to cover a large table. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce expand?
/ɪkˈspænd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does expand come from?
Recorded in Middle English since 1422 (as expanden, expaunden), from Anglo-Norman espaundre.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of expand?
Words related to expand
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “expand” mean?
to reach a partly (or totally) unconfirmed conclusion; to engage in conjecture; to speculate
Not quite: that's what guess means.
to change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open
Right! That's what “expand” means.
to make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in
Not quite: that's what govern means.
to be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better
Not quite: that's what prefer means.
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