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Present participle for to become or make larger or more extensive
“My waistline would continue to expand as I continued to consume food indiscriminately.”
Present participle for to increase in extent, amount, or degree
“We are looking to expand our company into new markets, especially abroad.”
Present participle for to add further details to (information)
“Could you expand on your idea of how the earth is flat?”
Present participle for to explain or provide information about something (in greater detail)
“Could you expand on your theory about how the pyramids were built by ancient aliens?”
Present participle for to physically spread out
“When the right moment comes, it will stop and expand its wings.”
Present participle for to proliferate or diffuse throughout
“Beyond the focal point, the light would expand and illuminate the optical surface to be monitored.”
Present participle for to diverge into, or along, two or more separate paths
“At some point, the story will expand into several tenuously connected threads.”
(rare) Present participle for to become less reserved in character or behavior
“After being entertained, she would expand and flourish.”
Having a period of great prosperity or rapid economic growth
In the process of growing
Relating to the arts and to intellectual achievements
Elasticized or elastic
Having a large scope or range
Swollen or distended with fluid, as of erectile tissue
Rapid change
The act or process of becoming larger in quantity
Making a place a colony
The act of totalizing, or state of being totalized
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