Verb

aus|weiten

to expand, to extend, to widen

Wir müssen die Suche ausweiten.

We have to expand the search.

Der Konflikt hat sich ausgeweitet.

The conflict has expanded.

((sth.)) ((to sth.)) to expand sth. to sth. We are expanding our services to new areas.

sich ausweiten to expand, spread The fire expanded rapidly.

Synonyms: to extend, to enlarge, to broaden; Antonyms: to restrict, to reduce

From 'aus' (out) and 'weiten' (to widen). It literally means 'to widen out'.

Think of making something 'wide' ('weit') and spreading it 'out' ('aus'), like widening a road outwards.

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