expand

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) expand

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) expands

Past tense (ya wuce) expanded

Past participle (ya wuce) expanded

Present participle (ana cikin yi) expanding

1. (transitive & intransitive) If something expands, it becomes bigger. <> faɗaɗa, buɗa/buɗe/buɗi.
   • Synonym: grow
   • Antonym: contract

   The company is looking at expanding into new products.

   The airline plans to expand its service into Ireland.

   With rapidly expanding population in India, business is booming.

   He later expanded on his initial statement, giving more details.