expandir

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin expandere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [əks.pənˈdi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eks.panˈdiɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [eks.panˈdi]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Verb

expandir (first-person singular present expandeixo, first-person singular preterite expandí, past participle expandit)

1. (transitive) to expand

   Synonym: expansionar

2. (intransitive, pronominal) to expand
3. (transitive) to diffuse, to spread

   Synonym: difondre

4. (pronominal) to diffuse, to spread

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of expandir (third conjugation, with -eix-)

infinitive			expandir
gerund			expandint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		expandit		expandida
		plural		expandits		expandides
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	expandeixo	expandeixes	expandeix	expandim	expandiu	expandeixen
	imperfect	expandia	expandies	expandia	expandíem	expandíeu	expandien
	future	expandiré	expandiràs	expandirà	expandirem	expandireu	expandiran
	preterite	expandí	expandires	expandí	expandírem	expandíreu	expandiren
	conditional	expandiria	expandiries	expandiria	expandiríem	expandiríeu	expandirien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	expandeixi	expandeixis	expandeixi	expandim	expandiu	expandeixin
	imperfect	expandís	expandissis	expandís	expandíssim	expandíssiu	expandissin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	expandeix	expandeixi	expandim	expandiu	expandeixin
	negative (no)	—	no expandeixis	no expandeixi	no expandim	no expandiu	no expandeixin

Derived terms

• expandiment

Related terms

• esplandit
• expansible
• expansió
• expansiu

Further reading

• “expandir”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs

Proto-Italic *eks

Latin ex

Latin ex-

Latin pandō

Latin expanderelbor.

Portuguese expandir

Learned borrowing from Latin expandere.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.pɐ̃ˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [is.pɐ̃ˈd͡ʒi(h)], /es.pɐ̃ˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [es.pɐ̃ˈd͡ʒi(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.pɐ̃ˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [is.pɐ̃ˈd͡ʒi(h)], /es.pɐ̃ˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [es.pɐ̃ˈd͡ʒi(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /is.pɐ̃ˈd͡ʒi(ɾ)/, /es.pɐ̃ˈd͡ʒi(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.pɐ̃ˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [iʃ.pɐ̃ˈd͡ʒi(χ)], /eʃ.pɐ̃ˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [eʃ.pɐ̃ˈd͡ʒi(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /is.pɐ̃ˈd͡ʒi(ɻ)/, /es.pɐ̃ˈd͡ʒi(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pɐ̃ˈdiɾ/, /ɐjʃ.pɐ̃ˈdiɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pɐ̃ˈdiɾ/, /ɐjʃ.pɐ̃ˈdiɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pɐ̃ˈdiɾ/, /ejʃ.pɐ̃ˈdiɾ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pɐ̃ˈdiɾ/, /ejʃ.pɐ̃ˈdiɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pɐ̃ˈdi.ɾi/, /eʃ.pɐ̃ˈdi.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: ex‧pan‧dir

Verb

expandir (first-person singular present expando, first-person singular preterite expandi, past participle expandido)

1. to expand

Conjugation

    Conjugation of expandir (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	expandir
Personal	expandir	expandires	expandir	expandirmos	expandirdes	expandirem
Gerund
	expandindo
Past participle
Masculine	expandido			expandidos
Feminine	expandida			expandidas
Indicative
Present	expando	expandes	expande	expandimos	expandis	expandem
Imperfect	expandia	expandias	expandia	expandíamos	expandíeis	expandiam
Preterite	expandi	expandiste	expandiu	expandimos	expandistes	expandiram
Pluperfect	expandira	expandiras	expandira	expandíramos	expandíreis	expandiram
Future	expandirei	expandirás	expandirá	expandiremos	expandireis	expandirão
Conditional	expandiria	expandirias	expandiria	expandiríamos	expandiríeis	expandiriam
Subjunctive
Present	expanda	expandas	expanda	expandamos	expandais	expandam
Imperfect	expandisse	expandisses	expandisse	expandíssemos	expandísseis	expandissem
Future	expandir	expandires	expandir	expandirmos	expandirdes	expandirem
Imperative
Affirmative		expande	expanda	expandamos	expandi	expandam
Negative (não)		não expandas	não expanda	não expandamos	não expandais	não expandam

Related terms

• expandido
• expansão

Further reading

• “expandir”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “expandir”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs

Proto-Italic *eks

Latin ex

Latin ex-

Latin pandō

Latin expanderelbor.

Spanish expandir

Learned borrowing from Latin expandere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɡspanˈdiɾ/ [eɣ̞s.pãn̪ˈd̪iɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: ex‧pan‧dir

Verb

expandir (first-person singular present expando, first-person singular preterite expandí, past participle expandido)

1. (transitive, reflexive) to expand, to spread

   Synonym: extender

   Durante la última década, la franquicia se expandió. ― During the last decade, the franchise expanded.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of expandir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			expandir
gerund			expandiendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		expandido		expandida
		plural		expandidos		expandidas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	expando	expandestú expandísvos	expande	expandimos	expandís	expanden
	imperfect	expandía	expandías	expandía	expandíamos	expandíais	expandían
	preterite	expandí	expandiste	expandió	expandimos	expandisteis	expandieron
	future	expandiré	expandirás	expandirá	expandiremos	expandiréis	expandirán
	conditional	expandiría	expandirías	expandiría	expandiríamos	expandiríais	expandirían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	expanda	expandastú expandásvos2	expanda	expandamos	expandáis	expandan
	imperfect (ra)	expandiera	expandieras	expandiera	expandiéramos	expandierais	expandieran
	imperfect (se)	expandiese	expandieses	expandiese	expandiésemos	expandieseis	expandiesen
	future1	expandiere	expandieres	expandiere	expandiéremos	expandiereis	expandieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		expandetú expandívos	expanda	expandamos	expandid	expandan
	negative		no expandas	no expanda	no expandamos	no expandáis	no expandan

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of expandir

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive expandir	dative	expandirme	expandirte	expandirle, expandirse	expandirnos	expandiros	expandirles, expandirse
	accusative	expandirme	expandirte	expandirlo, expandirla, expandirse	expandirnos	expandiros	expandirlos, expandirlas, expandirse
with gerund expandiendo	dative	expandiéndome	expandiéndote	expandiéndole, expandiéndose	expandiéndonos	expandiéndoos	expandiéndoles, expandiéndose
	accusative	expandiéndome	expandiéndote	expandiéndolo, expandiéndola, expandiéndose	expandiéndonos	expandiéndoos	expandiéndolos, expandiéndolas, expandiéndose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative expande	dative	expándeme	expándete	expándele	expándenos	not used	expándeles
	accusative	expándeme	expándete	expándelo, expándela	expándenos	not used	expándelos, expándelas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative expandí	dative	expandime	expandite	expandile	expandinos	not used	expandiles
	accusative	expandime	expandite	expandilo, expandila	expandinos	not used	expandilos, expandilas
with formal second-person singular imperative expanda	dative	expándame	not used	expándale, expándase	expándanos	not used	expándales
	accusative	expándame	not used	expándalo, expándala, expándase	expándanos	not used	expándalos, expándalas
with first-person plural imperative expandamos	dative	not used	expandámoste	expandámosle	expandámonos	expandámoos	expandámosles
	accusative	not used	expandámoste	expandámoslo, expandámosla	expandámonos	expandámoos	expandámoslos, expandámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative expandid	dative	expandidme	not used	expandidle	expandidnos	expandíos	expandidles
	accusative	expandidme	not used	expandidlo, expandidla	expandidnos	expandíos	expandidlos, expandidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative expandan	dative	expándanme	not used	expándanle	expándannos	not used	expándanles, expándanse
	accusative	expándanme	not used	expándanlo, expándanla	expándannos	not used	expándanlos, expándanlas, expándanse

Derived terms

• poliestireno expandido

Further reading

• “expandir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025