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Seven presidents before him - Democrats and Republicans - tried to expand health care to all Americans. President Obama got it done.
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Meaning of "expand" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EXPAND

From Latin expandere to spread out, from pandere to spread, extend.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EXPAND

expand  [ɪkˈspænd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXPAND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Expand is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb expand in English.

WHAT DOES EXPAND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of expand in the English dictionary

The first definition of expand in the dictionary is to make or become greater in extent, volume, size, or scope; increase. Other definition of expand is to spread out or be spread out; unfold; stretch out. Expand is also often foll by on to enlarge or expatiate on in detail.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO EXPAND

PRESENT

Present
I expand
you expand
he/she/it expands
we expand
you expand
they expand
Present continuous
I am expanding
you are expanding
he/she/it is expanding
we are expanding
you are expanding
they are expanding
Present perfect
I have expanded
you have expanded
he/she/it has expanded
we have expanded
you have expanded
they have expanded
Present perfect continuous
I have been expanding
you have been expanding
he/she/it has been expanding
we have been expanding
you have been expanding
they have been expanding
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I expanded
you expanded
he/she/it expanded
we expanded
you expanded
they expanded
Past continuous
I was expanding
you were expanding
he/she/it was expanding
we were expanding
you were expanding
they were expanding
Past perfect
I had expanded
you had expanded
he/she/it had expanded
we had expanded
you had expanded
they had expanded
Past perfect continuous
I had been expanding
you had been expanding
he/she/it had been expanding
we had been expanding
you had been expanding
they had been expanding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will expand
you will expand
he/she/it will expand
we will expand
you will expand
they will expand
Future continuous
I will be expanding
you will be expanding
he/she/it will be expanding
we will be expanding
you will be expanding
they will be expanding
Future perfect
I will have expanded
you will have expanded
he/she/it will have expanded
we will have expanded
you will have expanded
they will have expanded
Future perfect continuous
I will have been expanding
you will have been expanding
he/she/it will have been expanding
we will have been expanding
you will have been expanding
they will have been expanding
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would expand
you would expand
he/she/it would expand
we would expand
you would expand
they would expand
Conditional continuous
I would be expanding
you would be expanding
he/she/it would be expanding
we would be expanding
you would be expanding
they would be expanding
Conditional perfect
I would have expand
you would have expand
he/she/it would have expand
we would have expand
you would have expand
they would have expand
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been expanding
you would have been expanding
he/she/it would have been expanding
we would have been expanding
you would have been expanding
they would have been expanding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you expand
we let´s expand
you expand
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to expand
Past participle
expanded
Present Participle
expanding
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXPAND


and
ænd
band
bænd
brand
brænd
compand
kəmˈpænd
grand
ɡrænd
hand
hænd
inspanned
ɪnˈspænd
japanned
dʒəˈpænd
land
lænd
Maryland
ˈmɛərɪˌlænd
outspanned
ˌaʊtˈspænd
overexpand
ˌəʊvərɪkˈspænd
overland
ˈəʊvəˌlænd
pand
pænd
planned
ˈplænd
repand
rɪˈpænd
sand
sænd
stand
stænd
Thailand
ˈtaɪˌlænd
understand
ˌʌndəˈstænd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXPAND

exp
expandability
expandable
expanded
expanded metal
expander
expanding
expanding universe theory
expanse
expansibility
expansible
expansibly
expansile
expansion
expansion bend
expansion bolt
expansion bottle
expansion card
expansion joint
expansion slot

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXPAND

at first hand
Cleveland
command
demand
Deutschland
England
Falkland
Finland
holland
husband
Ireland
island
Nederland
New Zealand
Poland
Switzerland
the upper hand
thousand
Wayland
Zealand

Synonyms and antonyms of expand in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EXPAND»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «expand» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of expand

Translation of «expand» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXPAND

Find out the translation of expand to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of expand from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «expand» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

膨胀
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

expandir
570 millions of speakers

English

expand
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विस्तार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

توسيع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

расширить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

expandir
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিস্তৃত করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

croître
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berkembang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ausdehnen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

拡張する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

늘어나다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

ngambakne
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mở rộng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விரிவாக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विस्तृत करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

genişletmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dilatare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozwiń
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розширити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

extinde
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επεκτείνουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

brei
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

expandera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utvide
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of expand

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXPAND»

The term «expand» is very widely used and occupies the 2.470 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EXPAND» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «expand» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «expand» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about expand

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «EXPAND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word expand.
1
Kiran Ahluwalia
I think all groups who don't fit in clearly with Western music have to think, 'How can I expand my market? Where else can I perform?'
2
Tom Barrett
I think one of the strengths of Wisconsin's economy is it's diversity - and in making sure that we're doing everything we can to have a state government that's responsive to that and being here and encouraging people to expand their businesses here.
3
Bo Bice
I'd like to expand on doing what I love and venture out a bit more. I would like to play consistantly good music. Eventually someday I would like to open up a school and teach kids about music.
4
Bruce Braley
A populist is someone who fights for common sense economic policies that sustain and expand the middle class.
5
Les Brown
If you put yourself in a position where you have to stretch outside your comfort zone, then you are forced to expand your consciousness.
6
Zbigniew Brzezinski
We should be therefore supporting a larger Europe, and in so doing we should strive to expand the zone of peace and prosperity in the world which is the necessary foundation for a stable international system in which our leadership could be fruitfully exercised.
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LeVar Burton
Yeah. I do. I think that we have to continue to expand the areas in which we want our kids to be literate. And social media's going to be a part of their lives. And why not? Why not give them a sense of what the rules of the road are?
8
Eileen Caddy
Gratitude helps you to grow and expand; gratitude brings joy and laughter into your life and into the lives of all those around you.
9
Julian Castro
Seven presidents before him - Democrats and Republicans - tried to expand health care to all Americans. President Obama got it done.
10
Warren Christie
I think any actor hopes to have variety and range in what they do. Everybody has a certain range, so you take on roles to expand that the best you can... See things a little differently and whatnot.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXPAND»

Discover the use of expand in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to expand and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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How to Expand Love: Widening the Circle of Loving Relationships
A seven-step guidebook for developing love for others and transforming relationships draws on Tibetan techniques to help readers confront their own behaviors, develop positive attitudes, engage in kindness-based interactions with others, ...
His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Jeffrey Hopkins, 2006
2
Alexander A Friedmann: The Man who Made the Universe Expand
A vivid 1993 account of the life and work of the Russian physicist responsible for the expanding universe theory.
Eduard A. Tropp, Viktor Ya. Frenkel, Artur D. Chernin, 2006
3
Reforming Collateral Laws to Expand Access to Finance
Usually, this is because only some property is acceptable as collateral: large holdings of urban real estate and, sometimes, new motor vehicles.
Heywood W. Fleisig, Mehnaz Safavian, Nuria de la Peña, 2006
4
Expand Your Vocabulary: The Dynamic In-context Way : a ...
Daily lessons cover Latin and Greek phrases, action words, and troublesome singulars and plurals
Ray E. Nadeau, 1996
5
Medicaid Long-Term Care: Successful State Efforts to Expand ...
Analyzes how far the three states had gone in shifting their long-term care to home & community-based settings & what controls they had in place to manage the growth of home & community-based programs & what impact the shifts & controls ...
DIANE Publishing Company, 1995
6
Increase volume & expand into untapped rural markets with ...
United States. Dept. of Agriculture. •Any lender, including State housing agencies , approved as a supervised or non-supervised mortgagee for submission of 1-4 family housing applications for Federal Housing Administration mortgage ...
United States. Dept. of Agriculture, 1995
7
Your Exceptional Mind: Enhance Intelligence; Expand ...
The book discusses the nature of all three, gives examples and identifies traits within all three, which aids the reader in understanding themselves, others and their thinking profile.
Robert John Flower, 2008
8
Expand Your Knitting Skills
Provides instructions and patterns to create a variety of hats, scarves, mittens, hand warmers, and a purse.
Leisure Arts, 2012
9
Expand Your Success: Step One to Experiencing Unconditional Love
What does that mean to you? New author and empowerment coach Deana Leighton invites you to Expand Your Success by redefining what that means for you, learning to distinguish the conscious and unconscious mind, and reining in negativity.
Deana Leighton, 2011
10
8 Keys to Expand Wealth
This little book shows you 8 key ways to look at money that will unlock the door to wealth energy. It will change the way you think about money and help you to bring more money into your life.
Kiki Theo, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXPAND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term expand is used in the context of the following news items.
1
India Inquiry Into Scandal Over Testing Set to Expand
GWALIOR, India — The Supreme Court of India on Thursday ordered federal investigators to take over from a state police force in a sprawling ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Army announces details of troop cuts, says they could expand
Army announces details of troop cuts, says they could expand. By Heath Druzin. Stars and Stripes. Published: July 9, 2015 ... «Stars and Stripes, Jul 15»
3
Aam Aadmi Party to Expand Students Wing in Maharashtra
Mumbai: The Aam Aadmi Party will expand its students and youth wing across Maharashtra within a month in order to reach out to the young ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
4
Airbus to expand in Radom
Airbus Helicopters, winners of a recent military helicopter tender, has announced it will create 250 new jobs in Radom as a key part of its ... «thenews.pl, Jul 15»
5
KidsPlay Children's Museum to expand in Torrington
KidsPlay Children's Museum to expand in Torrington. The KidsPlay Museum will expand into the adjacent building located at 69 Main St. «Torrington Register Citizen, Jul 15»
6
Martin O'Malley Would Expand White House Influence on the Fed
Former Maryland governor and Democratic presidential primary candidate Martin O'Malley is the latest politician to propose bringing the ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
7
Mexico and The University of Texas Expand Scholarly Exchange
UT Austin President Gregory L. Fenves and UT System Chancellor William H. McRaven welcomed top Mexican officials to campus Thursday to ... «University of Texas at Austin News, Jul 15»
8
Army announces troop cuts, says they could expand
Aerial photo of the JBLM headquarters, located at the north-east corner of Watkins Field on Joint Base Lewis-McChord (fall, 2013). «KIRO Seattle, Jul 15»
9
Pittsburgh Paint to expand manufacturing in Aurora
Hulseberg said the current facility has 65 employees, and will expand to 90 employees in the new facility. The new building has the potential of ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
10
Smoothie King to expand into Middle East
Smoothie King CEO Wan Kim says they're confident the partnership will help expand their presence worldwide. Smoothie King is currently located in Korea, ... «KATC Lafayette News, Jul 15»

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