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ampliar

/amˈpljaɾ/ verb B1
  1. to extend, expand, enlarge (transitive)
  2. to broaden, to widen, to further (transitive)
  3. to elaborate on, to expand on (transitive)
  4. to magnify, to blow up, to enlarge, to scale up (e.g. a photograph, a model) (transitive)
  5. to expand, to extend (itself, oneself) (reflexive)
  6. to be extended, to be expanded, to be broadened, to be enlarged, to be widened, to be increased, to be scaled up (reflexive)
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Verb forms

Infinitive
ampliar
Gerund
ampliando
Past participle
ampliado
Present (yo)
amplío
Preterite (yo)
amplié

An irregular verb: some of its forms don’t follow the rules, so learn them by heart.

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Además, hay positivo goce en adquirir conciencia de nuestra evolución, en sentir cómo nuestros músculos se vigorizan y nuestros pulmones se amplían, y advertir cómo, en fin, en esa pugna diaria de ardides, ordinarios recursos de toda pelea entre muchachos, se afina la atención vigilante y se fortalece la aptitud para la agresión inopinada.
Recuerdos de mi vida: Mi infancia y juventud, p. 34 · C1
Era, acaso, don Manuel el más europeo de nuestros profesores, quizá el único que había ampliado en el extranjero su educación profesional y científica.
Recuerdos de mi vida: Mi infancia y juventud, p. 92 · C1

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