The meaning of EXPANDED is extended.

The air in the balloon expands when heated. They expanded their retail operations during the 1980s.

EXPANDED definition: increased in area, bulk, or volume; enlarged. See examples of expanded used in a sentence.

1. To increase the size, volume, quantity, or scope of; enlarge: expanded her store by adding a second room. See Synonyms at increase. 2. To express at length or in detail; enlarge on: expanded his …

Definition of expand verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [intransitive, transitive] to become greater in size, number or importance; to make something greater in size, number or …

to increase in extent, size, scope, or volume: [no object] The balloon expanded until it burst. [~ + object] The heat expanded the metal. spread (out): [no object] The snake expanded to its full length. [~ + …

He has expanded his business to serve the entire state. There are plans to expand the airport. The police have decided to expand their investigation.

If something expands or is expanded, it becomes larger. Engineers noticed that the pipes were not expanding as expected.

Something that is expanded has been increased in size. For example, an expanded edition DVD has many more special features than the standard edition.

EXPANDED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of expand 2. to increase in size, number, or importance, or to…. Learn more.