EXPAND ON/UPON (SOMETHING)

Meaning of EXPAND ON/UPON (SOMETHING) in English

expand on/upon something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ expand )

to add more details or information to something that you have already said:

Payne later expanded on his initial statement.

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

UPON — sur; concernent(e), pri. IMMEDIATELY ~: che, a
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
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
EXPAND — ikˈspand, ek-, -paa(ə)nd verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English expaunden, from Latin expandere, from ex- ex- (I) + pandere …
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
EXPAND — (v. i.) To become widely opened, spread apart, dilated, distended, or enlarged; as, flowers expand in the spring; metals expand …
Английский словарь Webster
EXPAND — (v. t.) To state in enlarged form; to develop; as, to expand an equation. See Expansion, 5.
Английский словарь Webster
EXPAND — (v. t.) To cause the particles or parts of to spread themselves or stand apart, thus increasing bulk without addition …
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
EXPAND — ( v. t. ) To state in enlarged form; to develop; as, to expand an equation. See Expansion, 5.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EXPAND — ( v. t. ) To cause the particles or parts of to spread themselves or stand apart, thus increasing bulk …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EXPAND — ( v. i. ) To become widely opened, spread apart, dilated, distended, or enlarged; as, flowers expand in the spring; …
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
EXPAND — — expandable, expandible , adj. — expandability, expandibility , n. /ik spand"/ , v.t. 1. to increase in extent, size, …
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
EXPAND — verb Etymology: Middle English expaunden, from Latin expandere, from ex- + pandere to spread — more at fathom Date: 15th …
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
EXPAND — vt to state in enlarged form; to develop; as, to expand an equation. ·see expansion, 5. 2. expand ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
UPON — ■ preposition more formal term for on . Origin ME: from up + on , suggested by ON upp á …
Concise Oxford English vocab
EXPAND — [ex.pand] vb [ME expaunden, fr. L expandere, fr. ex- + pandere to spread--more at fathom] vt (15c) 1: to open …
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
EXPAND — expand BrE AmE ɪk ˈspænd ek-, ək- ▷ expand|ed ɪd əd ▷ expand|er/s ə/z AmE \ ə r/z ▷ expand|ing …
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
EXPAND — / ɪkˈspænd; NAmE / verb 1. to become greater in size, number or importance; to make sth greater in size, …
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
EXPAND — ex ‧ pand S3 W3 AC /ɪkˈspænd/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: verb : ↑ expand ; noun : …
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
EXPAND — ( expands, expanding, expanded) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If 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 …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EXPAND — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a company grows/expands ▪ The company has expanded year on year. an industry grows/expands ▪ …
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
UPON — Synonyms and related words : about, above, after which, against, anent, apropos of, as for, as regards, as respects, as …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
EXPAND — verb ADVERB ▪ considerably , dramatically , enormously , exponentially , greatly , massively , radically , significantly , vastly …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UPON — • ↑ on/upon receipt of
Longman Activator English vocab
EXPAND — v. 1 enlarge, spread (out), extend, increase, open (out or up), swell, inflate, distend; unfold His waistline began to expand …
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
EXPAND — verb 1 BAD : I'm doing the course to expand my job opportunities. GOOD : I'm doing the course to …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
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
EXPAND — гл. 1) а) растягивать(ся), расширять(ся); увеличивать(ся) в объеме, в размерах The object of this gymnastic exercise is to expand the …
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
EXPAND — expand.ogg ıkʹspænd v 1. 1> расширять, развивать, распространять education expands the mind - образование развивает ум /расширяет кругозор/ to expand …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
EXPAND — 1) расширять(ся); увеличивать(ся) в объёме; растягивать(ся) 2) развальцовывать; раскатывать 3) радио расширять динамический диапазон, экспандировать • to expand a determinant …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
EXPAND — 1) расширять(ся); увеличивать(ся) в объёме; растягивать(ся) 2) развальцовывать; раскатывать 3) радио расширять динамический диапазон, экспандировать • to expand a determinant — разлагать определитель; to expand …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
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
EXPAND — 1) расширять(ся); увеличивать(ся) в объёме; растягивать(ся) 2) метал раскатывать, развальцовывать 3) подробно излагать 4) бот. распускаться • to expand a determinant — матем. раскрывать определитель to …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
UPON — с upon my Sam! sl. - честное слово! work upon - влиять (на что-л.)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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