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expand
/iks-pæhnd/
 
vi.
 
1.
Def.: egdakel, egmaluag
MS: egdakel; egmaluag
If something expands, it becomes bigger.
When you eat, your stomach expands because of the food in it.
That company has really expanded, and now has many customers.
 
vt.
 
2.
Def.: egparakelen; egpamaluahen
MS: egparakelen; egpamaluahen
If you expand something, you cause it to become bigger.
We decided to expand our farm by clearing more land.
 
vi.
 
3.
Def.: egbehey te duma ne kanengnengan
MS: egbehey te duma ne kanengnengan
If you expand on something that you said, you give more information about it.
She only said that there was something that she needed to do, but she didn't expand on that.
Migkahi rè sikandin te due duma ne keilangan ne eggimuwen din, piru warè din e migbehey te duma pad ne kanengnengan.
Sem.Dom.: AWL5
 
 
expansion
/iks-pæhn-shən/
 
n-uc.
Def.: 1 pegdakel; pegmaluag; 2 pegparakel; pegpamaluag
MS: pegdakel; pegmaluag; pegparakel; pegpamaluag
the action of expanding.
Status: ready

Last updated: 26/Sep/2012