EXPANDED definition: increased in area, bulk, or volume; enlarged. See examples of expanded used in a sentence.
EXPANDED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of expand 2. to increase in size, number, or importance, or to.. Learn more.
- To increase the size, volume, quantity, or scope of; enlarge: expanded her store by adding a second room. See Synonyms at increase. 2. To express at length or in detail; enlarge on: expanded his.
to increase in extent, size, scope, or volume: [no object] The balloon expanded until it burst. [~ + object] The heat expanded the metal. spread (out): [no object] The snake expanded to its full length. [~ +.
If something expands or is expanded, it becomes larger. Engineers noticed that the pipes were not expanding as expected.
This can apply to a wide variety of contexts, such as a business expanding its operations, a material expanding due to heat, or a discussion topic being expanded to cover more areas.
Simple past tense and past participle of expand. The tentacles are expanded in some of the latter.
Something that is expanded has been increased in size. For example, an expanded edition DVD has many more special features than the standard edition.
