expand

Verb

Plain form expand

Third-person singular expands

Past tense expanded

Past participle expanded

Present participle expanding

1. (transitive & intransitive) If something expands, it becomes bigger.

   The company is looking at expanding into new products.

   The airline plans to expand its service into Ireland.

   With rapidly expanding population in India, business is booming.

   He later expanded on his initial statement, giving more details.

Synonyms

• grow

Antonyms

• (to become bigger): contract