From the options given below, select the word which is similar in meaning to -
Expand
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Enlarge
To expand means to become or make something larger in size, number or extent. A business expands when it opens new branches. A balloon expands when air is blown into it. Its synonym is enlarge.
Example: The company plans to expand its business to five more cities.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Resident | a person who lives in a particular place (it is a noun about living somewhere, not about growing larger) | The residents of the colony met to discuss the water supply. |
| (2) Redundant | no longer needed or useful, or more than is necessary (it has nothing to do with size) | The old machines became redundant when the factory was modernised. |
| (3) Enlarge (answer) | to make something bigger (it describes the same increase in size as expand) | We enlarged the photograph to hang it on the wall. |
| (4) Simplify | to make something easier to understand or do (it changes how hard a thing is, not how big it is) | The teacher simplified the sum by breaking it into steps. |
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