ENLARGE


Meaning of ENLARGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪnlɑ:(r)dʒ ]

( enlarges, enlarging, enlarged)

1.

When you enlarge something or when it enlarges , it becomes bigger.

...the plan to enlarge Ewood Park into a 30,000 all-seater stadium...

The glands in the neck may enlarge.

VERB : V n , V

• en‧larged

The UN secretary-general yesterday recommended an enlarged peacekeeping force.

ADJ

2.

If you enlarge on something that has been mentioned, you give more details about it. ( FORMAL )

He didn’t enlarge on the form that the interim government and assembly would take...

= expand

VERB : V on/upon n

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