The meaning of EXPANDED is extended.

Expanded definition: increased in area, bulk, or volume; enlarged.. See examples of EXPANDED used in a sentence.

Phrasal verb expand on something (Definition of expanded from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

1. To increase the size, volume, quantity, or scope of; enlarge: expanded her store by adding a second room. See Synonyms at increase. 2. To express at length or in detail; enlarge on: …

to increase in extent, size, scope, or volume: [no object] The balloon expanded until it burst. [~ + object] The heat expanded the metal. spread (out): [no object] The snake expanded to its full …

Definition of expand verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [intransitive, transitive] to become greater in size, number or importance; to make something greater in size, number …

He has expanded his business to serve the entire state. There are plans to expand the airport. The police have decided to expand their investigation.

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.

This can apply to a wide variety of contexts, such as a business expanding its operations, a material expanding due to heat, or a discussion topic being expanded to cover more areas.

The meaning of EXPAND is to open up : unfold. How to use expand in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Expand.