transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪkspænd ]
( expands, expanding, expanded)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If something expands or is expanded , it becomes larger.
Engineers noticed that the pipes were not expanding as expected...
We have to expand the size of the image.
...a rapidly expanding universe.
...strips of expanded polystyrene.
VERB : V , V n , V-ing , V-ed
2.
If something such as a business, organization, or service expands , or if you expand it, it becomes bigger and includes more people, goods, or activities. ( BUSINESS )
The popular ceramics industry expanded towards the middle of the 19th century...
Health officials are proposing to expand their services by organising counselling.
VERB : V , V n