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• rhymes with -ænd
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• /ɪkˈspænd/
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Recorded in Middle English since 1422 (as expanden, expaunden), from Anglo-Norman espaundre, from Latin expandō (“to spread out”), itself from ex- (“out, outwards”) + pandō (“to spread”). Doublet of spawn.

229 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: разширя́вам се (razširjávam se) — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Dutch: vergroten — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Dutch: uitbreiden — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Dutch: openzetten — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Dutch: opentrekken — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Esperanto: pligrandigi — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Finnish: laajentaa — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Finnish: levittää — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• French: agrandir — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• German: expandieren — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• German: vergrößern — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Greek: επεκτείνω (epekteíno) — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Hebrew: הרחיב (hirkhív) — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Hebrew: מתח (matákh) — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Hebrew: הגדיל (higdíl) — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Hungarian: bővít — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Hungarian: kibővít — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Hungarian: szélesít — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Hungarian: kiszélesít — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Hungarian: kiterjeszt — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Hungarian: tágít — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Hungarian: kitágít — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Hungarian: növel — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Hungarian: megnövel — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Ingrian: avaroittaa — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Irish: leathnaigh — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Italian: estendere — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Italian: espandere — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Japanese: 広げる (hirogeru) — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Japanese: 拡大する (kakudai suru) — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Korean: 펴다 (pyeoda) — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Korean: 피다 (pida) — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Latin: expandō — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Malayalam: വികസിപ്പിക്കുക (vikasippikkuka) — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Māori: tīwhaki — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Māori: tīwhera — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Māori: whakamakoha — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Māori: whakaroha — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Norwegian: utvide — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Norwegian: ekspandere — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Polish: zwiększać — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Polish: zwiększyć — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Romanian: mări — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Romanian: expanda — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Romanian: crește — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Russian: растя́гивать (rastjágivatʹ) — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Russian: расширя́ть (rasširjátʹ) — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Spanish: ampliar — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Swedish: utbreda — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Swedish: utveckla — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Swedish: öppna — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Tagalog: palakihin — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Thai: ขยาย (kàyǎai) — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Ukrainian: розтяга́ти (roztjaháty) — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Ukrainian: розши́рювати (rozšýrjuvaty) — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Ukrainian: збі́льшувати (zbílʹšuvaty) — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Yiddish: אויסברייטערן (oysbreytern) — (transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Arabic: وَسَّعَ (wassaʕa) — (transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of
• Bulgarian: разширявам (razširjavam) — (transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of
• Danish: ekspandere — (transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of
• Dutch: uitbreiden — (transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of
• Dutch: vergroten — (transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of
• Dutch: vermeerderen — (transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of
• Finnish: laajentaa — (transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of
• German: vergrößern — (transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of
• Hebrew: הרחיב (hirkhív) — (transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of
• Hungarian: kibont — (transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of
• Hungarian: kiterít — (transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of
• Hungarian: széttár — (transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of
• Irish: leathnaigh — (transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of
• Italian: espandere — (transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of
• Japanese: 広げる (hirogeru) — (transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of
• Japanese: 拡大する (kakudai suru) — (transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of
• Korean: 펴다 (pyeoda) — (transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of
• Korean: 피다 (pida) — (transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of
• Lü: ᦶᦖᧈᦦᦱᧂᧉ (ṁae1k̇waang2) — (transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of
• Malayalam: വികസിപ്പിക്കുക (vikasippikkuka) — (transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of
• Māori: whakaroha — (transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of
• Norwegian: utvide — (transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of
• Norwegian: ekspandere — (transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of
• Romanian: mări — (transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of
• Russian: увели́чивать (uvelíčivatʹ) — (transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of
• Swedish: expandera — (transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of
• Swedish: vidga — (transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of
• Swedish: utvidga — (transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of
• Tagalog: palakihin — (transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of
• Ukrainian: збі́льшувати (zbílʹšuvaty) — (transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of
• Yiddish: אויסברייטערן (oysbreytern) — (transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of
• Arabic: فَصَّلَ (faṣṣala) — (transitive) to express at length or in detail
• Bulgarian: излагам подробно (izlagam podrobno) — (transitive) to express at length or in detail
• Dutch: elaboreren — (transitive) to express at length or in detail
• Dutch: uitwerken — (transitive) to express at length or in detail
• Finnish: täsmentää — (transitive) to express at length or in detail
• Finnish: tarkentaa — (transitive) to express at length or in detail
• Finnish: selventää — (transitive) to express at length or in detail
• Hebrew: פירט (perét) — (transitive) to express at length or in detail
• Hungarian: kifejt — (transitive) to express at length or in detail
• Hungarian: bővebben elmond — (transitive) to express at length or in detail
• Italian: dettagliare — (transitive) to express at length or in detail
• Italian: dilungare — (transitive) to express at length or in detail
• Japanese: 広げる (hirogeru) — (transitive) to express at length or in detail
• Japanese: 拡大する (kakudai suru) — (transitive) to express at length or in detail
• Japanese: 展開する (tenkai suru) — (transitive) to express at length or in detail
• Japanese: 敷衍する (fuen suru) — (transitive) to express at length or in detail
• Korean: 펴다 (pyeoda) — (transitive) to express at length or in detail
• Norwegian: utdype — (transitive) to express at length or in detail
• Norwegian: greie ut — (transitive) to express at length or in detail
• Russian: излага́ть де́ло в подро́бностях (izlagátʹ délo v podróbnostjax) — (transitive) to express at length or in detail
• Russian: раскрыва́ть суть де́ла (raskryvátʹ sutʹ déla) — (transitive) to express at length or in detail
• Spanish: expandir — (transitive) to express at length or in detail
• Spanish: profundizar — (transitive) to express at length or in detail
• Spanish: explayar — (transitive) to express at length or in detail
• Swedish: utveckla — (transitive) to express at length or in detail
• Tagalog: palawakin — (transitive) to express at length or in detail
• Bulgarian: разкривам скоби (razkrivam skobi) — (transitive, algebra) to rewrite as an equivalent sum of terms
• Chinese Mandarin: 展開 /展开 (zhǎnkāi) — (transitive, algebra) to rewrite as an equivalent sum of terms
• Dutch: ontwikkelen — (transitive, algebra) to rewrite as an equivalent sum of terms
• Finnish: kertoa auki — (transitive, algebra) to rewrite as an equivalent sum of terms
• French: développer — (transitive, algebra) to rewrite as an equivalent sum of terms
• Hebrew: פיתח (pitéakh) — (transitive, algebra) to rewrite as an equivalent sum of terms
• Hungarian: kibont — (transitive, algebra) to rewrite as an equivalent sum of terms
• Hungarian: kiír — (transitive, algebra) to rewrite as an equivalent sum of terms
• Hungarian: kifejt — (transitive, algebra) to rewrite as an equivalent sum of terms
• Italian: sviluppare — (transitive, algebra) to rewrite as an equivalent sum of terms
• Vietnamese: khai triển — (transitive, algebra) to rewrite as an equivalent sum of terms
• Italian: sviluppare — (intransitive, algebra) to become an equivalent sum of terms
• Finnish: laventaa — (transitive, arithmetic) to multiply the numerator and denominator of a fraction by the same number
• Hungarian: bővít — (transitive, arithmetic) to multiply the numerator and denominator of a fraction by the same number
• Italian: moltiplicare — (transitive, arithmetic) to multiply the numerator and denominator of a fraction by the same number
• Bulgarian: увеличавам се (uveličavam se) — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Bulgarian: разширявам се (razširjavam se) — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Bulgarian: разтварям се (raztvarjam se) — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Dutch: uitdijen — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Dutch: uitzetten — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Dutch: uitplooien — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Esperanto: pligrandiĝi — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Finnish: laajentua — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Finnish: laajeta — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Hungarian: kitágul — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Hungarian: tágul — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Hungarian: szétterül — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Irish: leathnaigh — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Italian: estendersi — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Italian: espandersi — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Japanese: 広がる (hirogaru) — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Japanese: 拡大する (kakudai suru) — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Korean: 펴이다 (pyeoida) — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Korean: 피다 (pida) — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Latin: expando — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Malayalam: വികസിക്കുക (vikasikkuka) — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Māori: tautorotoro — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Māori: whakaroha — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Norwegian: vokse — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Norwegian: bli større — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Romanian: crește — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Russian: растя́гиваться (rastjágivatʹsja) — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Russian: расширя́ться (rasširjátʹsja) — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Swedish: utbreda sig — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Swedish: utbredas — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Swedish: utveckla sig — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Swedish: utvecklas — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Swedish: växa — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Swedish: öppna sig — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Swedish: öppnas — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Tagalog: lumaki — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Ottoman Turkish: ایریلشمك (irileşmek) — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Ottoman Turkish: بالابانلانمق (balabanlanmak) — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Ukrainian: розтяга́тися (roztjahátysja) — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Ukrainian: розши́рюватися (rozšýrjuvatysja) — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Ukrainian: збі́льшуватися (zbílʹšuvatysja) — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Yiddish: אויסברייטערן זיך (oysbreytern zikh) — (intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
• Arabic: تَوَسَّعَ (tawassaʕa) — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Bulgarian: увеличавам се (uveličavam se) — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Bulgarian: разраствам се (razrastvam se) — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Bulgarian: засилвам се (zasilvam se) — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Dutch: uitdijen — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Dutch: zich uitbreiden — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Dutch: toenemen — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Finnish: laajentua — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Finnish: laajeta — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Hungarian: bővül — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Hungarian: kibővül — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Hungarian: tágul — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Hungarian: kitágul — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Hungarian: szélesedik — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Hungarian: kiszélesedik — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Hungarian: kiterjed — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Hungarian: dagad — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Hungarian: nagyobbodik — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Hungarian: megnagyobbodik — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Hungarian: terjeszkedik — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Hungarian: kinyílik — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Hungarian: széttárul — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Hungarian: kibomlik — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Hungarian: felduzzad — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Irish: leathnaigh — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Italian: espandersi — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Korean: 펴이다 (pyeoida) — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Korean: 피다 (pida) — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Malayalam: വികസിക്കുക (vikasikkuka) — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Norwegian: vokse — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Norwegian: ekspandere — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Russian: увели́чиваться (uvelíčivatʹsja) — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Swedish: expanderas — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Swedish: vidgas — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Swedish: utvidgas — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Tagalog: lumaki — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Ottoman Turkish: ایریلشمك (irileşmek) — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Ottoman Turkish: بالابانلانمق (balabanlanmak) — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Ottoman Turkish: آرتمق (artmak) — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Ukrainian: збі́льшуватися (zbílʹšuvatysja) — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Yiddish: אויסברייטערן זיך (oysbreytern zikh) — (intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope
• Bulgarian: разяснявам се (razjasnjavam se) — (intransitive) to speak or write at length or in detail
• Dutch: uitweiden — (intransitive) to speak or write at length or in detail
• Finnish: tarkentaa — (intransitive) to speak or write at length or in detail
• Finnish: täsmentää — (intransitive) to speak or write at length or in detail
• French: élaborer — (intransitive) to speak or write at length or in detail
• Hungarian: beszédesebbé válik — (intransitive) to speak or write at length or in detail
• Hungarian: megnyílik — (intransitive) to speak or write at length or in detail
• Italian: dilungarsi — (intransitive) to speak or write at length or in detail
• Norwegian: utdype — (intransitive) to speak or write at length or in detail
• Swedish: utveckla sig — (intransitive) to speak or write at length or in detail
• Tagalog: lumawak — (intransitive) to speak or write at length or in detail
• Ukrainian: розповіда́ти в дета́лях (rozpovidáty v detáljax) — (intransitive) to speak or write at length or in detail
• Hungarian: felenged — (intransitive) to feel generous or optimistic
• Hungarian: felderül — (intransitive) to feel generous or optimistic
• Russian: раскрыва́ться (raskryvátʹsja) — (intransitive) to feel generous or optimistic
• Russian: де́латься открове́ннее (délatʹsja otkrovénneje) — (intransitive) to feel generous or optimistic
• Russian: станови́ться общи́тельнее (stanovítʹsja obščítelʹneje) — (intransitive) to feel generous or optimistic