Polyglot Dictionary

ampliar

/amˈpljaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
amplío
preterite (yo)
amplié
past participle
ampliado

Meaning

  1. to expand

    • Quieren ampliar el negocio.

      They want to expand the business.

V Category Occurrence Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

explayar

explayarse means to expand on a topic when speaking, to elaborate at length; ampliar means to expand or enlarge something, like a business or an image.

expandir

expandir and ampliar are close synonyms for "to expand"; expandir is perhaps more common for abstract or business expansion, ampliar more general, like enlarging an image.

Similar in other languages

French

se développer

se développer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to expand."

Portuguese

expandir

expandir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to expand."

Practice

1 What does ampliar mean?

2 Fill the gap: Quieren ___ el negocio.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ampliar?

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