expand /ik'spænd/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) extend in one or more directions
• (v.) become larger in size or volume or quantity
• (v.) make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity

Chinese translation

• vt. 使膨胀, 详述, 扩张
• vi. 张开, 发展
• vt. 展开

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/ik'spænd/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 4.35 · Rare

Word forms

expanded, expanding, expands

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Related words

expanding · expansion · expansive · expanse

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