DILATE ON/UPON (SOMETHING)

Meaning of DILATE ON/UPON (SOMETHING) in English

dilate on/upon something phrasal verb formal ( see also ↑ dilate )

to speak or write a lot about something:

He dilated upon their heroism.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

UPON — sur; concernent(e), pri. IMMEDIATELY ~: che, a
English interlingue dictionary
DILATE — dilatar, elargar
English interlingue dictionary
UPON — diha
English-Visayan vocabulary
UPON — I. preposition Date: 12th century on , II. adverb Date: 13th century on the surface ; on it, thereafter , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DILATE — verb (~d; dilating) see: latitude Date: 14th century transitive verb to describe or set forth at length or in detail, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UPON — I. ə|pȯn, ə|pän, ə(|)pən sometimes ˌə|p- preposition Etymology: Middle English uppon, upon, from uppe & up up + on, preposition …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DILATE — I. (ˈ)dī|lāt, də̇ˈl-, ÷ |dīə|l-; usu -ād.+V verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English dilaten, from Middle French dilater to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UPON — (prep.) On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Английский словарь Webster
DILATE — (a.) Extensive; expanded.
Английский словарь Webster
DILATE — (v. i.) To speak largely and copiously; to dwell in narration; to enlarge; -- with on or upon.
Английский словарь Webster
DILATE — (v. i.) To grow wide; to expand; to swell or extend in all directions.
Английский словарь Webster
DILATE — (v. t.) To enlarge upon; to relate at large; to tell copiously or diffusely.
Английский словарь Webster
DILATE — (v. t.) To expand; to distend; to enlarge or extend in all directions; to swell; -- opposed to contract; as, …
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UPON — ( prep. ) On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DILATE — ( v. t. ) To expand; to distend; to enlarge or extend in all directions; to swell; -- opposed to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DILATE — ( v. t. ) To enlarge upon; to relate at large; to tell copiously or diffusely.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DILATE — ( v. i. ) To speak largely and copiously; to dwell in narration; to enlarge; -- with on or upon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DILATE — ( v. i. ) To grow wide; to expand; to swell or extend in all directions.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UPON — /euh pon", euh pawn"/ , prep. 1. up and on; upward so as to get or be on: He climbed …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UPON — prep. on, atop
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
UPON — I. ə-ˈpȯn, -ˈpän preposition Date: 12th century : on II. ə-ˈpȯn, -ˈpän adverb Date: 13th century 1. obsolete : on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DILATE — verb ( di·lat·ed ; di·lat·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French dilater, from Latin dilatare, literally, to spread wide, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UPON — prep on; used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Webster English vocab
DILATE — adj extensive; expanded. 2. dilate ·vt to enlarge upon; to relate at large; to tell copiously or diffusely. 3. dilate …
Webster English vocab
UPON — ■ preposition more formal term for on . Origin ME: from up + on , suggested by ON upp á …
Concise Oxford English vocab
UPON — upon BrE AmE ə ˈpɒn AmE \ ə ˈpɑːn -ˈpɔːn —There is also an occasional weak form əp ə n
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UPON — / əˈpɒn; NAmE əˈpɑːn/ preposition 1. ( formal , especially BrE ) = on : The decision was based upon …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — / ˈsʌmθɪŋ; NAmE / pronoun , adverb ■ pronoun 1. a thing that is not known or mentioned by name …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DILATE — / daɪˈleɪt; NAmE / verb to become or to make sth larger, wider or more open : [ v ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPON — up ‧ on S2 W1 /əˈpɒn $ əˈpɑːn/ BrE AmE preposition formal [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Origin: up + on …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMETHING
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ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DILATE — di ‧ late /daɪˈleɪt/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: French ; Origin: dilater , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UPON — prep. = ON. ° Upon is sometimes more formal, and is preferred in once upon a time and upon my …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UPON — prep. = ON. ° Upon is sometimes more formal, and is preferred in once upon a time and upon my …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UPON — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use something to refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DILATE — ( dilates, dilating, dilated) When things such as blood vessels or the pupils of your eyes dilate or when something …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPON — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
UPON — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES border on/upon obsession (= be almost as extreme as an obsession ) ▪ Sometimes his …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMETHING — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ... or anything/something spoken (= or something of the same kind ) ▪ Would you …
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ON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DILATE — verb EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ The doctor put drops in my eyes to dilate my pupils. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UPON — preposition [slightly formal] - onThere was nothing upon the table but a few old plates.Upon her head she wore a …
Cambridge English vocab
SOMETHING — [pronoun] - an object, situation, quality or action which is not exactly known or statedThere's something sharp in my shoe.Something …
Cambridge English vocab
DILATE — [verb] [esp. medical] - to become or make wider or further openThe pupils of the eyes dilate as darkness increases. …
Cambridge English vocab
UPON — Synonyms and related words : about, above, after which, against, anent, apropos of, as for, as regards, as respects, as …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DILATE — verb Dilate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ blood vessel , ↑ eye , ↑ pupil Dilate …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UPON — • ↑ on/upon receipt of
Longman Activator English vocab
UPON — {v. phr.} To latch onto. * /Whenever Herb is in a romantic mood, Irene seizes on it and starts talking …
Словарь английских идиом
UPON — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) = on 1. = on (часто является более книжным, однако в ряде случаев, приведенных ниже, употребляется …
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SOMETHING — 1. мест.; неопред.; как сущ. кое-что, нечто, что-нибудь, что-то; до некоторой степени He is something of an artist. ≈ Он …
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ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
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DILATE — гл. 1) расширять(ся); тж. перен. The pupil has the property of contracting and dilating. ≈ Зрачок обладает свойством сокращаться и …
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UPON — upon.ogg əʹpɒn prep 1. = on II ( часто является более книжным, однако в ряде случаев, приведённых ниже, употребляется чаще, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SOMETHING — something.ogg 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ON — on.ogg 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DILATE — dilate.ogg daıʹleıt v 1. 1> расширять, растягивать, увеличивать 2> расширяться, растягиваться, увеличиваться 2. книжн. распространяться to dilate on /upon/ smth. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
UPON — на dissocaite upon heating — диссоциировать при нагреве let us apply one triangle upon another — наложим один треугольник на другой touch upon …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
UPON — с upon my Sam! sl. - честное слово! work upon - влиять (на что-л.)
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DILATE — расширять(ся); распространяться; to dilate upon smth. - пространно говорить о чем-л.
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
UPON — prep 1. = on II ( часто является более книжным, однако в ряде случаев, приведённых ниже, употребляется чаще, чем on) …
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