広げる — meaning in English

English meaning

• broaden verb To make or become wider, more extensive, or more inclusive.
• expand verb To make something bigger in size, scope, or amount.
• spread verb To open something out so it covers a wider area.
• unfold verb To open out something that was folded.
• widen verb To become wider.

Senses

広げる is used for these senses in English:

• broaden (transitive) To make broad or broader.
• expand (transitive) To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open.
• expand (transitive) To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something).
• expand (intransitive) To speak or write at length or in detail.
• spread (transitive) To extend (individual rays, limbs etc.); to stretch out in varying or opposing directions. [from 13th c.]
• spread (transitive) To disseminate; to cause to proliferate, to make (something) widely known or present. [from 14th c.]
• unfold (transitive) To undo a folding.
• widen (transitive) To make wide or wider.

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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