{
    "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’."
}