Expand: meaning, definitions and examples
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expand
[ ɪkˈspænd ]
in technology
To open up, unfold, or extend something in order to reveal more information or details.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- He clicked on the button to expand the menu and see all the options available.
- The website allows users to expand each section to read more about the topic.
- She expanded the file to access the additional content.
Translations
Translations of the word "expand" in other languages:
🇵🇹 expandir
- ampliar
- estender
🇮🇳 विस्तार करना
- फैलाना
- बढ़ाना
🇩🇪 erweitern
- ausdehnen
- vergrößern
🇮🇩 memperluas
- mengembangkan
- memperbesar
🇺🇦 розширювати
- збільшувати
- поширювати
🇵🇱 rozszerzać
- powiększać
- rozwijać
🇯🇵 拡大する (kakudai suru)
- 広げる (hirogeru)
- 増やす (fuyasu)
🇫🇷 étendre
- agrandir
- développer
🇪🇸 expandir
- ampliar
- extender
🇹🇷 genişletmek
- büyütmek
- yaymak
🇰🇷 확장하다 (hwakjanghada)
- 넓히다 (neolpida)
- 확대하다 (hwakdae hada)
🇸🇦 توسيع
- تمديد
- زيادة
🇨🇿 rozšířit
- zvětšit
- rozvinout
🇸🇰 rozšíriť
- zväčšiť
- rozvinúť
🇨🇳 扩展 (kuòzhǎn)
- 扩大 (kuòdà)
- 增加 (zēngjiā)
🇸🇮 razširiti
- povečati
- razviti
🇮🇸 stækka
- auka
- víkka
🇰🇿 кеңейту
- үлкейту
- тарату
🇬🇪 გაფართოება
- გაზრდა
- გავრცელება
🇦🇿 genişləndirmək
- böyütmək
- yaymaq
🇲🇽 expandir
- ampliar
- extender
Word origin
The word 'expand' originated from the Latin word 'expandere', which means 'to spread out'. The term was first used in the 15th century in English and has since evolved to represent the action of making something larger, broader, or more detailed.
See also: expandable, expanded, expanding, expanse, expansion, expansionist, expansive.