Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to expand
Participle: expanded
Gerund: expanding
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | expand |
| you | expand |
| he;she;it | expands |
| we | expand |
| you | expand |
| they | expand |
Perfect
| I | have expanded |
| you | have expanded |
| he;she;it | has expanded |
| we | have expanded |
| you | have expanded |
| they | have expanded |
Past
| I | expanded |
| you | expanded |
| he;she;it | expanded |
| we | expanded |
| you | expanded |
| they | expanded |
Pluperfect
| I | had expanded |
| you | had expanded |
| he;she;it | had expanded |
| we | had expanded |
| you | had expanded |
| they | had expanded |
Future
| I | will expand |
| you | will expand |
| he;she;it | will expand |
| we | will expand |
| you | will expand |
| they | will expand |
Future Perfect
| I | will have expanded |
| you | will have expanded |
| he;she;it | will have expanded |
| we | will have expanded |
| you | will have expanded |
| they | will have expanded |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | expand |
| you | expand |
| he;she;it | expand |
| we | expand |
| you | expand |
| they | expand |
Perfect
| I | have expanded |
| you | have expanded |
| he;she;it | have expanded |
| we | have expanded |
| you | have expanded |
| they | have expanded |
Imperfect
| I | expanded |
| you | expanded |
| he;she;it | expanded |
| we | expanded |
| you | expanded |
| they | expanded |
Pluperfect
| I | had expanded |
| you | had expanded |
| he;she;it | had expanded |
| we | had expanded |
| you | had expanded |
| they | had expanded |
Conditional
Present
| I | would expand |
| you | would expand |
| he;she;it | would expand |
| we | would expand |
| you | would expand |
| they | would expand |
Perfect
| I | would have expanded |
| you | would have expanded |
| he;she;it | would have expanded |
| we | would have expanded |
| you | would have expanded |
| they | would have expanded |
Imperative
| you | expand |
| we | Let's expand |
| you | expand |
Verbs conjugated like 'expand'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'expand'
expend,
errand,
expanse,
explant,
expone,
expound,
extend,
reexpand,
aband,
amand,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one
- spread, spread out, unfold
- extent
- aggrandize, augment, amplify, bloat, develop, dilate, distend, enlarge
- unfold
- unravel, open
Antonyms
- to press or squeeze together; to make more dense
- decompact, decompactify, decompress, densen, compress, uncompress
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1422, "spread out, spread flat," from Anglo-Fr.
espaundre, from L.
expandere "to spread out," from
ex- "out" +
pandere "to spread." Sense of "grow larger" first recorded c.1645.
Expansionist "one who advocates the expansion of the territory of his nation" is from 1862.
2. Recorded in Middle English since 1422 (as expanden, expaunden), from Anglo-Norman espaundre, from Latin expandō (“to spread out”), itself from ex- (“out, outwards”) + pandō (“to spread”). Doublet of spawn. See: Anglo-Norman '
espaundre', Latin '
expandō'.
Sample Sentences
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The state-room had grown pretty fast; but by this time it had expanded into something quite bulky, and almost boasted a bay-window to view the sea from. So we went upon deck again in high spirits; and there, everything was in such a state of bustle and active [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)