ENLARGE


Meaning of ENLARGE in English

[verb] - to (cause to) become biggerThey have enlarged the kitchen by building over part of the garden. [T]In this new model, the car's engine has been enlarged from 5.3 to 6.0 litres. [T]The company is looking for new ways of enlarging its market. [T]Symptoms of the disease include an enlarged spleen or liver.I've heard that exercise causes your heart to enlarge, but I don't know whether it's true or not. [I]If you enlarge a photograph, you print a bigger copy of it.If you enlarge on/upon something, you speak or write about it in (more) detail.Ms Spencer enlarged on the need for tough anti-pollution laws.Would you care to enlarge on what you've just said?

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.