Expandieren

Expandieren is a German verb borrowed from English to expand. It means to become larger, wider, or more extensive; to extend, broaden, or expand something in scope or capacity. It is widely used in business, economics, and technology, as well as in everyday language. The corresponding noun is Expansion; the adjective form is expandable or expandierbar.

In grammar, expandieren is a regular verb of the -ieren class. Conjugation in the present tense: ich expandiere, du expandierst, er expandiert. Präteritum: expandierte; perfekt: hat expandiert. It is transitive and often used with objects or with prepositional phrases such as in neue Märkte, zu einem multinationalen Konzern, or die Kapazitäten expandieren.

Usage contexts: In business, expandieren describes growth into new markets, the diversification of a product line, or the increase of production capacity. Example: "Das Unternehmen expandiert in Europa." In construction or infrastructure, it can refer to enlarging facilities or resources. In technology and digital contexts, expandieren may denote adding features or scaling resources, though erweiten or ausbauen are frequent alternatives.

Nuances: Expandieren emphasizes enlargement over a broader scope or capacity and often conveys strategic, planned growth. Erweitern is common for structural or quantitative increases; ausbauen highlights upgrading or extending functionality; vergrößern targets physical size. See also Expansion, Wachstum, Erweiterung.