Meaning

7 senses
  1. (transitive)To make (something) larger.

    We'll need to enlarge our budget if we want to include the helicopter ride in our holiday.

    vergrößern

    увели́чиватьuvelíčivatʹ, увели́читьuvelíčitʹ, расширя́тьrasširjátʹ

    збі́льшуватиzbílʹšuvaty, збі́льшитиzbílʹšyty, розши́рюватиrozšýrjuvaty

    make larger

  2. (intransitive)To grow larger.

    become larger or bigger

  3. (transitive)To increase the capacity of; to expand; to give free scope or greater scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy, affection, etc.

    Knowledge enlarges the mind.

  4. (intransitive)To speak or write at length upon or on (some subject); expand; elaborate

  5. To get more astern or parallel with the vessel's course; to draw aft; said of the wind.

  6. To extend the time allowed for compliance with (an order or rule).

  7. (archaic)To release; to set at large.

    make large

Examples

28 sentences
  1. When will that picture I wanted enlarged be ready?

  2. Why don't you try to enlarge the image?

    Чому б тобі не спробувати збільшити зображення? — deniko

    ruПочему бы тебе не попробовать увеличить изображение? — marafon

  3. The school gymnasium was enlarged.

    Шкільний спортзал збільшили. — triantafillou

    ruШкольный спортзал увеличили. — al_ex_an_der

  4. I had an enlarged prostate.

    У мене була збільшена простата. — deniko

    ruУ меня была увеличена простата. — tensin

    deIch hatte eine vergrößerte Prostata. — Wolf

  5. Try to enlarge the image.

    Спробуй збільшити зображення. — deniko

    ruПопробуй увеличить изображение. — marafon

Translations

8 languages
Українська
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Русский
By meaning 1
make larger:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
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Origin

From Middle English enlargen, from Old French enlargier, enlargir. By surface analysis, en

From Middle English enlargen, from Old French enlargier, enlargir. By surface analysis, en- + large.

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Forms

enlarges, enlarging, enlarged, enlarged
Base formenlarge · to enlarge
3rd person singularenlarges
Present participleenlarging
Past simpleenlarged
Past participleenlarged

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyenlarge
he, she, itenlarges

Past simpleLesson

all personsenlarged

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave enlarged
he, she, ithas enlarged

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill enlarge

Synonyms

39 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

9 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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