uitdijen — meaning in English

English meaning

• encroach verb To take hold of or claim something for oneself.
• expand verb To make something bigger in size, scope, or amount.

Senses

uitdijen is used for these senses in English:

• encroach (intransitive) To advance gradually beyond due limits.
• expand (transitive) To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open.
• expand (intransitive) To increase in extent, number, volume or scope.

encroach — full definition

1. verb To take hold of or claim something for oneself.
2. verb To go further than you should into someone else's land or rights.
3. verb To move forward little by little, past the point where it should stop.

expand — full definition

1. verb To make something bigger in size, scope, or amount.
2. verb To explain or describe something in greater detail.

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