EXPATIATE ON/UPON (SOMETHING)

Meaning of EXPATIATE ON/UPON (SOMETHING) in English

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

formal to speak or write in detail about a particular subject

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

UPON — sur; concernent(e), pri. IMMEDIATELY ~: che, a
English interlingue dictionary
EXPATIATE — detalliatmen tractar, explicar
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
EXPATIATE — intransitive verb (-ated; -ating) Etymology: Latin exspatiatus, past participle of exspatiari to wander, digress, from ex- + spatium space, course …
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
EXPATIATE — ekˈspāshēˌāt, ik-, usu -ād.+V verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Latin expatiatus, exspatiatus, past participle of expatiari, exspatiari to wander from …
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
EXPATIATE — (v. t.) To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden.
Английский словарь Webster
EXPATIATE — (v. i.) To enlarge in discourse or writing; to be copious in argument or discussion; to descant.
Английский словарь Webster
EXPATIATE — (v. i.) To range at large, or without restraint.
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
EXPATIATE — ( v. t. ) To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EXPATIATE — ( v. i. ) To range at large, or without restraint.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EXPATIATE — ( v. i. ) To enlarge in discourse or writing; to be copious in argument or discussion; to descant.
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
EXPATIATE — — expatiation , n. — expatiator , n. /ik spay"shee ayt'/ , v.i. , expatiated, expatiating . 1. to enlarge …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UPON — prep. on, atop
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
EXPATIATE — v. describe in full, go into great detail
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
EXPATIATE — intransitive verb ( -at·ed ; -at·ing ) Etymology: Latin exspatiatus, past participle of exspatiari to wander, digress, from ex- + …
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
EXPATIATE — vi to range at large, or without restraint. 2. expatiate ·vi to enlarge in discourse or writing; to be copious …
Webster English vocab
UPON — ■ preposition more formal term for on . Origin ME: from up + on , suggested by ON upp á …
Concise Oxford English vocab
EXPATIATE — [ ɪk'speɪʃɪeɪt , ɛk- ] ■ verb ( ~ on ) speak or write in detail about. Derivatives expatiation noun …
Concise Oxford English vocab
EXPATIATE — [ex.pa.ti.ate] vi -at.ed ; -at.ing [L exspatiatus, pp. of exspatiari to wander, digress, fr. ex- + spatium space, course] (1538) …
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
EXPATIATE — expati|ate BrE AmE ek ˈspeɪʃ i |eɪt ɪk-, əks- ▷ expati|ated eɪt ɪd -əd AmE eɪt̬ əd ▷ expati|ates eɪts …
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
EXPATIATE — / ɪkˈspeɪʃieɪt; NAmE / verb • PHRASAL VERBS - expatiate on / upon sth •• WORD ORIGIN mid 16th cent. …
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
EXPATIATE — ex ‧ pa ‧ ti ‧ ate /ɪkˈspeɪʃieɪt/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: exspatiatus …
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
EXPATIATE — v.intr. (usu. foll. by on, upon) speak or write at length or in detail. øøexpatiation n. expatiatory adj. [L exspatiari …
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
EXPATIATE — v.intr. (usu. foll. by on, upon) speak or write at length or in detail. expatiation n. expatiatory adj. [ L …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EXPATIATE — v.intr. (usu. foll. by on, upon) speak or write at length or in detail. Derivatives: expatiation n. expatiatory adj. Etymology: …
Oxford English vocab
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
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
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
EXPATIATE — [verb] [I] [formal] [disapproving] - to speak or write about something in great detail or for a long timeShe expatiated …
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
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 …
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
EXPATIATE — гл. распространяться, разглагольствовать (на какую-л. тему) (on, upon) Our next speaker will expatiate upon the question which was raised at …
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
EXPATIATE — expatiate.ogg ıkʹspeıʃıeıt v книжн. 1. разглагольствовать, распространяться to expatiate upon a subject - распространяться на какую-л. тему /о каком-л. предмете/ …
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

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