enlarge

vergrößern

Etwas größer machen.

In einfachem Englisch: To make something bigger.

• Click here to enlarge the photo.
• They enlarged the kitchen last year.
• Can you enlarge the text so I can read it?

So benutzt man es: enlarge something to something (Can you enlarge the picture to twice its size?)

Synonyme: make bigger, expand, magnify

Gegenteile: reduce, shrink

Häufige Wendungen: enlarge a photo, enlarge an image, enlarge the room

erweitern

Erweitern, was etwas umfasst, ermöglicht oder zum Verständnis beiträgt.

In einfachem Englisch: To increase what something can include, achieve, or help you understand.

• Travel can enlarge your understanding.
• The new law enlarged the council’s powers.
• Reading widely has enlarged her knowledge of other cultures.

Synonyme: broaden, extend, expand

Gegenteile: limit, narrow

Häufige Wendungen: enlarge someone’s understanding, enlarge the scope, enlarge someone’s powers

ausführen, näher eingehen

Über ein Thema ausführlicher sprechen oder schreiben.

In einfachem Englisch: To speak or write about a subject in greater detail.

• Please enlarge on that point.
• She enlarged upon her proposal during the meeting.
• The author enlarges on this subject in the final chapter.

So benutzt man es: enlarge on something (Could you enlarge on your reasons for leaving?); enlarge upon something (The speaker enlarged upon the benefits of the plan.)

Synonyme: elaborate, expand

Häufige Wendungen: enlarge on something, enlarge upon something