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verbpast tense: expanded ; past participle: expanded ; present participle: expanding ;
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) (to spread out, to enlarge, to increase in volume or bulk, to stretch) យារឬរីក, រីក
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(TRANSITIVE) ~ something (into something) (to make or become larger to increase in bulk or importance, to unfold or spread out, to spread out, to enlarge upon in detail) វាតទី, បង្កើន, ធ្វើអោយពិស្ដារឡើង, ពង្រីក, ដេកសន្ធឹង, ត្រដាង, រិតតែខ្លាំងឡើង, រាលដាល, លា, លាតទ័ព, បញ្ចេញ, សម្ដែង, ពង្រីក, អោយរីករាយ, បើកកញ្ចប់, អោយធំធាត់, អធិប្បាយ, បំផ្លើស
Example: Metals expand when they are heated.
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(បច្ចេកទេស) ពង្រឹង, វាតទី
ENGLISH MEANING
verbpast tense: expanded ; past participle: expanded ; present participle: expanding ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To lay open by extending; to open wide; to spread out; to diffuse; as, a flower expands its leaves.
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(TRANSITIVE) To cause the particles or parts of to spread themselves or stand apart, thus increasing bulk without addition of substance; to make to occupy more space; to dilate; to distend; to extend every way; to enlarge; -- opposed to contract; as, to expand the chest; heat expands all bodies; to expand the sphere of benevolence.
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(TRANSITIVE) To state in enlarged form; to develop; as, to expand an equation.
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(INTRANSITIVE) To become widely opened, spread apart, dilated, distended, or enlarged; as, flowers expand in the spring; metals expand by heat; the heart expands with joy.
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augment, develop, distend, enlarge, extend, increase, swell
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contract, diminish, shrink, wane