DISCOURSE ON/UPON (SOMETHING)

Meaning of DISCOURSE ON/UPON (SOMETHING) in English

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

to make a long formal speech about something, or to discuss something seriously

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

UPON — sur; concernent(e), pri. IMMEDIATELY ~: che, a
English interlingue dictionary
DISCOURSE — discurse, parlada; v. discurrer
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
DISCOURSE — I. noun see: car Date: 14th century the capacity of orderly thought or procedure ; rationality , verbal interchange of …
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
DISCOURSE — I. ˈdiˌskō(ə)rs, -ȯ(ə)rs, -ōəs, -ȯ(21 )s also də̇ˈs- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English discours, modification (influenced by cours …
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
DISCOURSE — (v. i.) To treat of something in writing and formally.
Английский словарь Webster
DISCOURSE — (v. i.) To relate something; to tell.
Английский словарь Webster
DISCOURSE — (v. i.) To express one's self in oral discourse; to expose one's views; to talk in a continuous or formal …
Английский словарь Webster
DISCOURSE — (v. i.) To exercise reason; to employ the mind in judging and inferring; to reason.
Английский словарь Webster
DISCOURSE — (n.) Consecutive speech, either written or unwritten, on a given line of thought; speech; treatise; dissertation; sermon, etc.; as, the …
Английский словарь Webster
UPON — ( prep. ) On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DISCOURSE — ( v. i. ) To express one's self in oral discourse; to expose one's views; to talk in a continuous …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DISCOURSE — ( n. ) Consecutive speech, either written or unwritten, on a given line of thought; speech; treatise; dissertation; sermon, etc.; …
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
DISCOURSE — — discourser , n. n. /dis"kawrs, -kohrs, dis kawrs", -kohrs"/ ; v. /dis kawrs", -kohrs"/ , n. , v. , …
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
DISCOURSE — I. ˈdis-ˌkȯrs, dis-ˈ noun Etymology: Middle English discours, from Medieval Latin & Late Latin discursus; Medieval Latin, argument, from Late …
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
DISCOURSE — noun conversation; talk. 2. discourse ·noun dealing; transaction. 3. discourse ·vt to talk to; to confer with. 4. discourse ·noun …
Webster English vocab
UPON — ■ preposition more formal term for on . Origin ME: from up + on , suggested by ON upp á …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DISCOURSE — [dis.course] n [ME discours, fr. ML & LL discursus; ML, argument, fr. LL, conversation, fr. L, act of running about, …
Merriam-Webster 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
DISCOURSE — noun , verb ■ noun / ˈdɪskɔːs; NAmE -kɔːrs/ 1. [ C , U ] ( formal ) a long …
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
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DISCOURSE — I. dis ‧ course 1 /ˈdɪskɔːs $ -ɔːrs/ BrE AmE noun formal [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Late Latin ; …
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
DISCOURSE — The noun is pronounced /dɪskɔ:(r)s/. The verb is pronounced /dɪskɔ:(r)s/. ( discoursed) 1. Discourse is spoken or written communication between …
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
DISCOURSE — (~d) 1. Discourse is spoken or written communication between people, especially serious discussion of a particular subject. ...a tradition of …
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 …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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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
DISCOURSE — [noun] [U] [formal] - communication in speech or writingVoters in three states were given the opportunity to make English the …
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
DISCOURSE — Synonyms and related words : accents, act, address, air, amplify, analyze, argue, article, assignment, bandy words, canvass, causerie, chalk talk, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DISCOURSE — noun Discourse is used before these nouns: ↑ analysis
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UPON — • ↑ on/upon receipt of
Longman Activator English vocab
DISCOURSE — n. 25B6; noun they prolonged their discourse outside the door : DISCUSSION, conversation, talk, dialogue, conference, debate, consultation; parley, powwow, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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 …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMETHING — 1. мест.; неопред.; как сущ. кое-что, нечто, что-нибудь, что-то; до некоторой степени He is something of an artist. ≈ Он …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DISCOURSE — 1. сущ. 1) разговор Syn : conversation 2) рассуждение (письменное или устное); доклад, лекция, речь direct discourse ≈ прямая речь …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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
DISCOURSE — discourse.ogg 1. ʹdıskɔ:s n 1. книжн. 1> лекция, речь, слово to deliver a discourse - произнести речь 2> трактат, рассуждение …
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 …
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