Expanded Facilities Will Help South Haven Metal Recyclers Grow

EXPANDED definition: increased in area, bulk, or volume; enlarged. See examples of expanded used in a sentence. EXPANDED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of expand 2. to increase in size, number, or importance, or to.. Learn more. 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:. 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. If something expands or is expanded, it becomes larger. Engineers noticed that the pipes were not expanding as expected.

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