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{
"term": "expand",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"academic": true,
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "expand",
"heSheIt": "expands"
},
"pastSimple": "expanded",
"pastParticiple": "expanded",
"ingForm": "expanding"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to become greater in size, number or importance; to make something greater in size, number or importance",
"sensetop": "expand to do somethingexpand (from something) to somethingexpand somethingexpand something into something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Metals expand when they are heated."
},
{
"text": "Student numbers are **expanding rapidly**."
},
{
"text": "a **greatly expanded** version of his earlier book"
},
{
"text": "A child's vocabulary expands through reading."
},
{
"text": "The waist expands to fit all sizes.",
"contextForm": "expand to do something"
},
{
"text": "The gallery's focus will expand to include the work of modern artists."
},
{
"text": "Last year, the event expanded from two to three days.",
"contextForm": "expand (from something) to something"
},
{
"text": "They are continuing to **expand the range** of goods and services they offer.",
"contextForm": "expand something"
},
{
"text": "to **expand a programme/service**"
},
{
"text": "In breathing the chest muscles expand the rib cage and allow air to be sucked into the lungs."
},
{
"text": "There are no plans to expand the local airport."
},
{
"text": "The short film is being expanded into a full-length documentary.",
"contextForm": "expand something into something"
},
{
"text": "The number of managers has expanded from 700 to 1 300."
},
{
"text": "The government has expanded economic aid to the region."
},
{
"text": "The town has expanded into a city."
},
{
"text": "I needed to expand my possibilities of making a living."
},
{
"text": "The new system expanded the role of family doctors."
}
],
"topics": ["Change, cause and effect", "Physics and chemistry"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["considerably", "dramatically", "enormously"],
"verb + expand": ["aim to", "be eager to", "be keen to"],
"preposition": ["beyond", "from", "into"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "if a business expands or is expanded, new branches are opened, it makes more money, etc.",
"sensetop": "expand into somethingexpand something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "an expanding economy *(= with more businesses starting and growing)*"
},
{
"text": "The organic market is **rapidly expanding** among middle-income shoppers."
},
{
"text": "They have recently expanded into the Middle East.",
"contextForm": "expand into something"
},
{
"text": "We've **expanded the business** by opening two more stores.",
"contextForm": "expand something"
},
{
"text": "The company is planning to **expand** its American **operations**."
},
{
"text": "American publishers attempted to expand their markets overseas."
},
{
"text": "Both companies are aggressively expanding their business models in Europe."
},
{
"text": "He has plans to expand beyond computer consulting to include engineer training."
},
{
"text": "digital companies expanding abroad"
},
{
"text": "The business has expanded greatly over the last year."
},
{
"text": "Several brands have successfully expanded their market presence."
}
],
"topics": ["Money", "Business"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["considerably", "dramatically", "enormously"],
"verb + expand": ["aim to", "be eager to", "be keen to"],
"preposition": ["beyond", "from", "into"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to talk more; to add details to what you are saying",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I repeated the question and waited for her to expand."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspænd/",
"audio": "ex/expand/expand__gb_3.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspændz/",
"audio": "ex/expand/expands__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspændɪd/",
"audio": "ex/expand/expanded__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspændɪŋ/",
"audio": "ex/expand/expanding__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspænd/",
"audio": "ex/expand/expand__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspændz/",
"audio": "ex/expand/expands__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspændɪd/",
"audio": "ex/expand/expanded__us_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspændɪŋ/",
"audio": "ex/expand/expanding__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin expandere ‘to spread out’, from ex- ‘out’ + pandere ‘to spread’."
}