expand

[ɪkˈspænd]

Definition:
1. Extend in one or more directions.
2. Become larger in size or volume or quantity.
3. Make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity.
4. Grow stronger.

Use 'expand' in a sentence:

1. Soon, our current smartphone lifestyle will expand to create our own smart home lifestyle too.
2. The recession knocked on the head any idea of expanding the company.
3. Bills to expand Medicare coverage of telemedicine have bipartisan support in Congress.
4. The service is being expanded following the success of a pilot scheme.
5. You should see your stomach expand and contract.
6. The economy is expanding, notching up high growth rates.
7. Do you need money to expand or as a cushion against risk?
8. It has started on expand business outside the UK.
9. The country was trying to expand territorially.
10. To stabilize economic growth, various measures are being taken to expand domestic demand.
11. The popular ceramics industry expanded towards the middle of the 19th century.
12. When that restaurant became very busy, I decided to expand my business.
13. One way to lower costs will be to forge alliances with foreign companies or to expand internationally through appropriate takeovers – in short, to "globalize."
14. It was just a passing comment, he didn't expand.
15. You then have more opportunities to expand your professional network than if you worked alone.
16. The school has been refused permission to expand.
17. You can expand it if you have the necessary resources.
18. The president used today's speech to expand on remarks he made last month.
19. Looking forward , we hope to expand our operations in several of our overseas branches.
20. We've been given the nod to expand the business.
21. Metals expand when they are heated.
22. You can certainly expand the set, but be careful.
23. Consequently, even as the blogosphere continues to expand, only a few blogs are likely to emerge as focal points.
24. China will further expand the scope of its opened-up areas.
25. The money supply expanded by 14.6 per cent in the year to September.
26. The interest rate's coming down. I'll be able to expand or stay in business.
27. As the city continues to expand, its neighboring village shrinks to half of its original size.
28. At the same time, it would expand its 28-year-old merit program.
29. Indian computer scientists help American software firms expand.
30. Both UNICEF and Family Health International will expand their partnership into more countries in the future.
31. Unfortunately, that comfort can hinder the very learning that can expand your company and your career.
32. I don't think we should expand our business in the present economic climate.
33. The attempt to expand the business was a catastrophe for the firm.
34. We need to expand.
35. There are no plans to expand the local airport.
36. Looking forward, we hope to expand our operations in several of our overseas branches.
37. The villages expanded and merged into one large town.
38. We have to expand the size of the image.
39. I repeated the question and waited for her to expand.
40. As your horizons expand, these new ideas can give a whole new meaning to life.
41. A child's vocabulary expands through reading.
42. We are currently seeking new ways of expanding our membership.
43. A business can only be built and expanded on a sound financial base.
44. The company has been expanding its customer base using trade magazine advertising.
45. Could you expand on that point, please?
46. The waist expands to fit all sizes.
47. The ultimate aim is to expand the network further.
48. If metal gets hot it expands.
49. Have you ever wondered how to expand the reach of your applications to multiple client devices?
50. The universities have expanded, thus allowing many more people the chance of higher education.
51. The government provided an additional £ 25 million to expand the service.
52. They expanded the shipyards and started engineering works.
53. The new system expanded the role of family doctors.
54. We've expanded the business by opening two more stores.
55. In breathing the chest muscles expand the rib cage and allow air to be sucked into the lungs.