ขยาย
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- 1 expand、enlarge、extend、broaden、amplify
- 2 explain in more detail、elaborate、clarify
ขยาย means to make something larger, wider, longer, or more extensive. It is used for physical expansion, scaling up businesses or areas, enlarging images or sound, extending time, and adding detail to an explanation.
expand、enlarge、extend、broaden、amplify
Used when making something bigger, wider, longer, louder, or more extensive, including spaces, routes, businesses, time, images, and sound.
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ขยายห้อง khayǎay hɔ̂ŋ expand a room ขยายห้อง details
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บริษัทจะขยายสาขา bɔɔrisàt cà khayǎay sǎakhǎa The company will expand its branches. บริษัทจะขยายสาขา details
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ขยายเวลา khayǎay weelaa extend the time ขยายเวลา details
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ขยายรูปภาพ khayǎay rûup phâap enlarge an image ขยายรูปภาพ details
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ขยายเสียง khayǎay sǐaŋ amplify the sound ขยายเสียง details
explain in more detail、elaborate、clarify
Used for expanding on a point by adding details or clarification, especially in the common expression ขยายความ.
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อาจารย์ขยายประเด็นนี้เพิ่มเติม aacaan khayǎay pradenníi phə̂əm təəm The teacher elaborated further on this point. อาจารย์ขยายประเด็นนี้เพิ่มเติม details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core idea of ขยาย is making something spread outward or become larger. It commonly appears as ขยาย + noun, as in ขยายถนน “expand a road,” ขยายธุรกิจ “expand a business,” and ขยายรูป “enlarge a photo.” ขยายตัว is also common when something expands or grows by itself. In explanations, ขยายความ is an important fixed expression meaning to elaborate or explain something in more detail.
Usage
This word is common when talking about expanding rooms, roads, routes, companies, markets, images, text, or sound. It is also used in classrooms, meetings, and formal discussions when someone adds more detail to an explanation. The tone is neutral and works in everyday, business, news, and official contexts.
Caution
Do not use ขยาย for every kind of “stretch.” For stretching an arm, rubber band, or fabric, ยืด is usually more natural. Also, อธิบาย is the basic verb “to explain,” while ขยายความ means to elaborate or add detail.
Differences from similar words
1 expand synonyms
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ย่อ means to reduce or make smaller, especially with images, text, or written content. ขยาย is the opposite: to enlarge or expand.
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ยืด is natural for stretching something long or elastic, such as rubber, fabric, or an arm. ขยาย is used for making an area, scale, image, business, or scope larger.
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เพิ่ม means to increase an amount or number in general. ขยาย focuses more on expanding size, scope, area, or scale.
2 explain in more detail synonyms
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อธิบาย is the basic word for explaining. ขยายความ means to expand on an existing statement or explanation by adding more detail.