(expands, expanding, expanded)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If something expands or is expanded, it becomes larger.
Engineers noticed that the pipes were not expanding as expected...
We have to expand the size of the image.
...a rapidly expanding universe.
...strips of expanded polystyrene.
VERB: V, V n, V-ing, V-ed
2.
If something such as a business, organization, or service expands, or if you expand it, it becomes bigger and includes more people, goods, or activities. (BUSINESS)
The popular ceramics industry expanded towards the middle of the 19th century...
Health officials are proposing to expand their services by organising counselling.
VERB: V, V n