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expand: verb

ADVERB

▪ considerably, dramatically, enormously, exponentially, greatly, massively, radically, significantly, vastly

▪ The business has expanded greatly over the last year.

▪ further

▪ globally, internationally, nationally, nationwide, worldwide

▪ A number of the rental companies are expanding globally.

▪ abroad, overseas

▪ Internet companies expanding abroad

▪ fast, quickly, rapidly

▪ aggressively

▪ Both companies are aggressively expanding their business models in Europe.

▪ successfully

▪ Several brands have successfully expanded their market presence.

▪ gradually, slowly

▪ constantly, continually, continuously

▪ suddenly

▪ steadily

▪ outwards/outward

VERB + EXPAND

▪ aim to, be eager to, be keen to, hope to, intend to, look to, plan to, seek to, want to, work to

▪ The company is looking to expand its operations overseas.

▪ attempt to, try to

▪ American publishers attempted to expand their markets overseas.

▪ need to

▪ I needed to expand my possibilities of making a living.

▪ help (to)

▪ The store has helped expand the British cheese market by encouraging small dairy farmers.

▪ begin to, start to

▪ continue to

▪ seem to

PREPOSITION

▪ beyond

▪ He has plans to expand beyond computer consulting to include engineer training.

▪ from

▪ The number of managers has expanded from 700 to 1 300.

▪ into

▪ The town has expanded into a city.

▪ to

Expand is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑business, ↑chest, ↑company, ↑economy, ↑enterprise, ↑firm, ↑industry, ↑market, ↑metal, ↑scope, ↑trade, ↑universe, ↑workload

Expand is used with these nouns as the object: ↑availability, ↑balance sheet, ↑base, ↑business, ↑capability, ↑capacity, ↑choice, ↑circle, ↑collection, ↑coverage, ↑credit, ↑definition, ↑economy, ↑effort, ↑empire, ↑export, ↑facility, ↑focus, ↑franchise, ↑frontier, ↑horizon, ↑influence, ↑initiative, ↑knowledge, ↑limit, ↑market, ↑membership, ↑memory, ↑menu, ↑network, ↑offering, ↑output, ↑partnership, ↑per cent, ↑pool, ↑presence, ↑production, ↑programme, ↑range, ↑reach, ↑repertoire, ↑role, ↑sale, ↑scale, ↑scope, ↑service, ↑size, ↑trade, ↑understanding, ↑vocabulary, ↑workforce, ↑workload

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Synonyms:

Spread, open, unfold, evolve, lay open, spread out, Open, be unfolded, be spread out / Dilate, distend, swell, fill out, blow up, Dilate, enlarge, be distended, increase in bulk / Extend, stretch, enlarge, increase, diffuse

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expand — ex‧pand [ɪkˈspænd] verb [intransitive, transitive] 1. to become larger in size, amount, or number, or to make something larger in size, amount, or number: • If banks increase their lending, the money supply will expand. • The money will be… … Financial and business terms
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Expand — Ex*pand , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Expanding}.] [L. expandere, expansum; ex out + pandere to spread out, to throw open; perh. akin to E. patent. Cf. {Spawn}.] 1. To lay open by extending; to open wide; to spread out; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Expand — Ex*pand , v. i. To become widely opened, spread apart, dilated, distended, or enlarged; as, flowers expand in the spring; metals expand by heat; the heart expands with joy. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
expand — (v) early 15c., spread out, spread flat, from Anglo Fr. espaundre, M.Fr. espandre and directly from L. expandere to spread out, unfold, expand, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + pandere to spread, stretch (see PACE (Cf. pace) (n.)). Sense of … Etymology dictionary
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expand — ► VERB 1) make or become larger or more extensive. 2) (expand on) give a fuller version or account of. 3) become less reserved. DERIVATIVES expandable adjective expander noun expansible adjective … English terms 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 — I verb accumulate, add to, advance, aggrandize, aggravate, amplify, ascend, augment, balloon, be augmented, be distended, become broad, become greater, become larger, blow up, branch out, broaden, build up, burgeon, deepen, develop, develop in… … Law dictionary

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