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expands

verb
Sayik-SPANDZ/ɪkˈspændz/

1 meaning of expands

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  1. 1
    verb
    Third-person singular simple present of expand. Use this form with he, she, it, or a single thing.

    Metal expands when it gets hot.

    The balloon expands as you blow more air into it.

    Note

expands is a form of expand

expand, verb: To make something bigger or make it include more. Full entry

Forms
expandexpands he/she/itexpanding -ing formexpanded past tense, past participle
Spelling
expand → expands: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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