ENLARGE ON/UPON (SOMETHING)

Meaning of ENLARGE ON/UPON (SOMETHING) in English

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

to provide more information about something you have already mentioned:

Mrs Maughan did not enlarge on what she meant.

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

UPON — sur; concernent(e), pri. IMMEDIATELY ~: che, a
English interlingue dictionary
ENLARGE — agrandar, augmentar, expander
English interlingue dictionary
UPON — diha
English-Visayan vocabulary
ENLARGE — palakihin
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
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
ENLARGE — I. ə̇n, en+ verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English enlargen, from Middle French enlargier, from Old French, from en- …
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
ENLARGE — (v. t.) To make larger; to increase in quantity or dimensions; to extend in limits; to magnify; as, the body …
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
ENLARGE — ( v. t. ) To make larger; to increase in quantity or dimensions; to extend in limits; to magnify; as, …
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
ENLARGE — — enlargeable , adj. — enlargedly /en lahr"jid lee, -lahrjd"-/ , adv. — enlargedness , n. — enlargingly , adv. …
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
ENLARGE — verb ( en·larged ; en·larg·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French enlarger, enlargir, from en- + large broad, large Date: …
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
ENLARGE — vt to set at large or set free. 2. enlarge ·vi to get more astern or parallel with the vessel's …
Webster English vocab
UPON — ■ preposition more formal term for on . Origin ME: from up + on , suggested by ON upp á …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ENLARGE — [en.large] vb en.larged ; en.larg.ing [ME, fr. MF enlargier, fr. OF, fr. en- + large large, abundant] vt (14c) 1: …
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
ENLARGE — / ɪnˈlɑːdʒ; NAmE -ˈlɑːrdʒ/ verb 1. to make sth bigger; to become bigger : [ vn ] There are plans …
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
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
ENLARGE
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
ENLARGE — ( enlarges, enlarging, enlarged) 1. When you enlarge something or when it enlarges , it becomes bigger. ...the plan to …
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 …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ENLARGE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB greatly ▪ Later the press bureau of the foreign ministry, so small before the …
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
ENLARGE — [verb] - to (cause to) become biggerThey have enlarged the kitchen by building over part of the garden. [T]In this …
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
ENLARGE — Synonyms and related words : add to, agent provocateur, aggrandize, aggravate, amplify, annoy, augment, balloon, beef up, bloat, blow up, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ENLARGE
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UPON — • ↑ on/upon receipt of
Longman Activator English vocab
ENLARGE — • ↑ blow up/enlarge
Longman Activator English vocab
ENLARGE — v. 1 increase, expand, magnify, amplify, extend, swell, dilate, spread, wax, widen, broaden, lengthen, elongate, stretch, distend; add to, supplement, …
Oxford Thesaurus 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 …
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
ENLARGE — увеличивать; расширять - to * a hotel by building a new wing расширить гостиницу пристройкой нового крыла - he dictionary …
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
ENLARGE — enlarge.ogg ınʹlɑ:dʒ v 1. 1> увеличивать; расширять to enlarge a hotel by building a new wing - расширить гостиницу пристройкой …
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.)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
UPON — prep 1. = on II ( часто является более книжным, однако в ряде случаев, приведённых ниже, употребляется чаще, чем on) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SOMETHING — 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - он …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ON — 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. ) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ENLARGE — v 1. 1> увеличивать; расширять to enlarge a hotel by building a new wing - расширить гостиницу пристройкой нового крыла …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

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