Past tense of expand

Forms of expand

Expanded in a sentence

• This has evidently been encouraging, for the current winter timetable - not even with the benefit of summer holiday traffic - shows that the two trains each way have been expanded to four.1961 October, “The winter timetables of British Railways: Scottish Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 594
• He expanded on his plans for the business.
• The opera singer expanded his audience by singing songs from the shows.From the entry audience
• The borders of the empire were expanded militarily over the course of many wars of conquest.From the entry militarily
• An expanded access protocol allows patients to benefit from an investigational drug prior to FDA approval.From the entry investigational

Meaning of expand

1. verb To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open.
2. verb To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something).
3. verb To express (something) at length and/or in detail.

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Questions about the past tense of expand

What is the past tense of expand?

The past tense of expand is expanded.

What is the past participle of expand?

The past participle of expand is expanded.

Is expand a regular or irregular verb?

Expand is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.