People want more money to expand educational institutions.
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//ɪkˈspænd//
Synonyms for "expand" (157 found)
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224 translations across 31 languages.
Arabic
3 entries- تَوَسَّعَ verb ((intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope)
- فَصَّلَ verb ((transitive) to express at length or in detail)
- وَسَّعَ verb ((transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of)
Bulgarian
4 entries- засилвам се verb ((intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope)
- излагам подробно verb ((transitive) to express at length or in detail)
- разкривам скоби verb ((transitive, algebra) to rewrite as an equivalent sum of terms)
- разраствам се verb ((intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope)
Danish
1 entries- ekspandere verb ((transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of)
Dutch
4 entries- elaboreren verb ((transitive) to express at length or in detail)
- ontwikkelen verb ((transitive, algebra) to rewrite as an equivalent sum of terms)
- opentrekken verb ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
- openzetten verb ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
Esperanto
2 entries- pligrandigi verb ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
- pligrandiĝi verb ((intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
Finnish
4 entries- kertoa auki verb ((transitive, algebra) to rewrite as an equivalent sum of terms)
- laajentaa verb ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
- laajentaa verb ((transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of)
- laajentua verb ((intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
French
3 entries- agrandir verb ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
- développer verb ((transitive, algebra) to rewrite as an equivalent sum of terms)
- élaborer verb ((intransitive) to speak or write at length or in detail)
German
3 entries- expandieren verb ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
- vergrößern verb ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
- vergrößern verb ((transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of)
Greek
1 entries- επεκτείνω verb ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
Hebrew
4 entries- הגדיל verb ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
- הרחיב verb ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
- הרחיב verb ((transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of)
- מתח verb ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
Hungarian
4 entries- beszédesebbé válik verb ((intransitive) to speak or write at length or in detail)
- bővebben elmond verb ((transitive) to express at length or in detail)
- bővít verb ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
- bővít verb ((transitive, arithmetic) to multiply the numerator and denominator of a fraction by the same number)
Ingrian
1 entries- avaroittaa verb ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
Italian
4 entries- dettagliare verb ((transitive) to express at length or in detail)
- dilungare verb ((transitive) to express at length or in detail)
- dilungarsi verb ((intransitive) to speak or write at length or in detail)
- espandere verb ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
Japanese
4 entries- 展開する verb ((transitive) to express at length or in detail)
- 広がる verb ((intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
- 広げる verb ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
- 広げる verb ((transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of)
Korean
4 entries- 펴다 verb ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
- 펴다 verb ((transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of)
- 펴다 verb ((transitive) to express at length or in detail)
- 펴이다 verb ((intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
Latin
2 entries- expando verb ((intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
- expandō verb ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
Lü
1 entries- ᦶᦖᧈᦦᦱᧂᧉ verb ((transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of)
Malayalam
4 entries- വികസിക്കുക verb ((intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
- വികസിക്കുക verb ((intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope)
- വികസിപ്പിക്കുക verb ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
- വികസിപ്പിക്കുക verb ((transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of)
Māori
4 entries- tautorotoro verb ((intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
- tīwhaki verb ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
- tīwhera verb ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
- whakamakoha verb ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
Norwegian
4 entries- bli større verb ((intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
- ekspandere verb ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
- ekspandere verb ((transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of)
- ekspandere verb ((intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope)
Ottoman Turkish
4 entries- آرتمق verb ((intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope)
- ایریلشمك verb ((intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
- ایریلشمك verb ((intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope)
- بالابانلانمق verb ((intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
Polish
2 entries- zwiększać verb ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
- zwiększyć verb ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
Romanian
4 entries- crește verb ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
- crește verb ((intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
- expanda verb ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
- mări verb ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
Russian
4 entries- де́латься открове́ннее verb ((intransitive) to feel generous or optimistic)
- излага́ть де́ло в подро́бностях verb ((transitive) to express at length or in detail)
- раскрыва́ть суть де́ла verb ((transitive) to express at length or in detail)
- раскрыва́ться verb ((intransitive) to feel generous or optimistic)
Spanish
4 entries- ampliar verb ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
- expandir verb ((transitive) to express at length or in detail)
- explayar verb ((transitive) to express at length or in detail)
- profundizar verb ((transitive) to express at length or in detail)
Swedish
4 entries- expandera verb ((transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of)
- expanderas verb ((intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope)
- utbreda verb ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
- utbreda sig verb ((intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
Tagalog
4 entries- lumaki verb ((intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
- lumaki verb ((intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope)
- lumawak verb ((intransitive) to speak or write at length or in detail)
- palakihin verb ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
Thai
1 entries- ขยาย verb ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
Ukrainian
4 entries- збі́льшувати verb ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
- збі́льшувати verb ((transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of)
- збі́льшуватися verb ((intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
- збі́льшуватися verb ((intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope)
Vietnamese
1 entries- khai triển verb ((transitive, algebra) to rewrite as an equivalent sum of terms)
Yiddish
4 entries- אויסברייטערן verb ((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
- אויסברייטערן verb ((transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of)
- אויסברייטערן זיך verb ((intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)
- אויסברייטערן זיך verb ((intransitive) to increase in extent, number, volume or scope)
Sample sentences
22 total sentences available.
The blossoms expand under the influence of the weather.
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Maybe I ought to expand the memory.
Source: tatoeba (31781)
There is a scheme to expand the company.
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