branch out

British  

verb

1. to expand or extend one's interests

   our business has branched out into computers now

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branch out Idioms  

1. Separate into subdivisions; strike off in a new direction. For example, Our software business is branching out into more interactive products, or Bill doesn't want to concentrate on just one field; he wants to branch out more. This term alludes to the growth habits of a tree's limbs. [Early 1700s] Also see branch off.

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Example Sentences

Born into a well-off family in central Taiwan on July 2, 1934, Liu worked briefly in his father's trading and food manufacturing company but was soon itching to branch out on his own.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

Others made such a significant impact early on that their influence is still felt, and are now trying to branch out into something new.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

Start with chain favorites on food blogs or Pinterest, or branch out to local restaurant classics.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

They are keen to branch out because it might only take "an algorithm change to kick in" for their YouTube business models to be disrupted, Redfern said.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025

I'd been purposely avoiding it because books are what I always fall back on, and I needed to branch out.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English