1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

   1.

   to spread; to extend; to expand; to enlarge

2. 2.

   to unfold; to open; to unroll; to unwrap

3. 3.

   to scatter about; to spread around

Example sentences

• 鷲の羽は広げると１メーターにもなる。

  An eagle's wings are more than one meter across.

• 波紋を広げるようなことを安易に口走らないの！

  I'm not going to carelessly blurt out something that would cause trouble!