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Extend vs. Expand
Extend
/ɪkˈstend/Examples:
They extended the range of their Gothas with extra fuel tanks.What'll we do when he really extends himself!'It will cost considerable more to extend the line.
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Expand
/ɪkˈspænd/Examples:
Her waistline had expanded two inches.She had not had a chance to expand.Even Phobus Bohlaug needs money, to 'expand' his business.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Extend often implies making something longer in time or space, while expand involves increasing size, volume, or scope.
- When you extend, think of lengthening a rope or extending a meeting beyond its initial time.
- Expand conveys a sense of spreading out, like a balloon inflating or a business opening new branches.
- Use extend when talking about timeframes, deadlines, or physical reach.
- Use expand when talking about area, capacity, or scope of ideas or objects.
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