udvide

Udvide is a Danish verb meaning to extend, widen, or expand. It denotes increasing the scope, capacity, duration, or range of something and is commonly used in business, infrastructure, law, and everyday planning. It is typically transitive, taking a direct object: for example, udvide et program (to expand a program) or udvide åbningstiderne (to extend opening hours).

Etymology and usage notes: the word combines the prefix ud- meaning outward with a root related to width or extent, connected to the Danish noun vidde (width, extent). The sense of increasing scope appears in Danish from the Middle Ages and remains common in modern usage. The term is often contrasted with udbygge (to build out) or øge (to increase), which have related but distinct nuances.

Conjugation and forms: the infinitive is udvide. Present tense forms include udvider (he/she expands). The simple past is udvidede, and the past participle is udvidet. The present participle is udvidende. There are noun derivatives such as udvidelse (an expansion or extension) and related terms like udvidelsesplan (expansion plan).

Examples:

- Virksomheden planlægger at udvide deres aktiviteter til udlandet. (The company plans to expand its activities to foreign markets.)

- Vi vil udvide åbningstiderne i sommermånederne. (We will extend the opening hours in the summer months.)

- Projekatet kræver finansiering for at udvide kapaciteten. (The project requires funding to expand capacity.)

See also: udvidelse, udbygge, øge.