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erweitern

expand

verb er-VY-tern Less Common
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Also means

extend

Usage Note

erweitern builds on the adjective weit ('wide') and means to make something broader, whether knowledge, a building, or a search. The reflexive sich erweitern means it grows of itself. A common collocation is seinen Horizont erweitern ('to broaden one's horizons').

Examples

"Wir wollen das Geschäft erweitern."

Natural Translation

We want to expand the business.

Literal Translation

We want the business expand.

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