to expand

Examples

• All

• Yeah, maybe I should expand on that a little bit.

• Would you mind expanding on that?

  The Alpines (2021)

• Is there anything you could expand on that?

  Rob Moore

• I would love to hear you just expand on what that means.

• Well, would you care to expand that statement?

  An Affair to Remember (1957)

• OK, so let's expand this out one more level.

• I'm asking you to expand on it.

  She Said (2022)

• Second, we need to expand our definition of merit.

• Finally, I discussed the idea of continually expanding the knowledge that our systems possess.

  Academic text (2017)

• Can you please expand on your explanation so I can understand it better?

Synonyms

A

to add to

vsto expand

822 1.8

Make something larger in number, amount or degree

focuses on adding clarifying details rather than general increase

E

to elaborate

vsto expand

79 4.2

To give more details or explain something more fully

focuses on adding clarifying detail rather than general development

I

to illuminate

vsto expand

51 4.8

To make something clear or easier to understand

adds concrete details specifically to clarify an idea

E

to expound

vsto expand

• Formal

20 7.3

Explain something in detail so people understand it

adds further details chiefly to clarify or extend an account

F

to flesh out

vsto expand

15 4.0

To add more details to an idea, plan, or argument

adds details with an aim to clarify or explain further

E

to enlarge

vsto expand

12 3.7

To talk or write about something in more detail

adds details primarily to clarify or explain a point

E

to explicate

vsto expand

• Formal

3 7.4

To explain something clearly in detail

adds extra detail mainly to clarify an account

B

to blow up

vsto expand

2 4.3

To add more details to an idea or story

adds details in a neutral style aimed at clarification rather than slang

D

to dilate

vsto expand

• Formal

2 7.5

To talk or write for a long time about a subject

adds concise clarifying details rather than prolonging speech

E

to expatiate

vsto expand

• Formal

1 9.9

To talk or write for a long time about a subject

adds details more directly to clarify rather than merely lengthen content

E

to exposit

vsto expand

• Formal

8.6

To explain an idea or meaning in detail

adds details similarly but with a more general, neutral tone

Antonyms

C

to condense

21 4.2

Make something shorter by removing unimportant details

How Detailed

to expound

• Formal

20 7.3

to elaborate

79 4.2

to expand

225 3.5

to explain

∞ 1.0

to mention

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology