expound
/ɪkˈspaʊnd/
expound verb: to set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length.
Verb
expound (third-person singular simple present expounds, present participle expounding, simple past and past participle expounded)
- To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length.
- Today I'll expound at length the theory propounded last week.
- “[…] Some day, when you are tired of London, come down to Treadley, and expound to me your philosophy of pleasure over some admirable Burgundy I am fortunate enough to possess.”1891, Oscar Wilde, chapter III, in The Picture of Dorian Gray, London; New York, N.Y.: Ward Lock & Co., →OCLC, pages 63–64
- Synonyms:
- spell out
- To make a statement, especially at length.
- He expounded often on the dangers of the imperial presidency.
- Fowler was also interested in metallurgy and the use of new materials that could withstand greater stresses, something he expounded on when giving his presidential address to the new Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 1927.2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Evesham (1870)”, in RAIL, number 947, page 59
expound meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
expound in Hindi
- explain or discuss at length
- बखानना bakhānnā, बखान करना bakhān karnā, प्रतिपादन करना pratipādan karnā, प्रतिपादित करना pratipādit karnā, बैठाना baiṭhānā
expound in Tamil
- to expound
- பிடி piṭi
expound in Urdu
- افشا کرنا, تعبیر کرنا, وضاحت کرنا
expound in Bengali
- সবিস্তারে ব্যাখ্যা করা, বর্ণনা করা
More languagesFewer languages
- expound in Malayalam
- വിശദമായി വിവരിക്കുക, വ്യാഖ്യാനിക്കുക, ഭാഷ്യം രചിക്കുക
- expound in Kannada
- ತಿಳಿಸು, ಮನದಟ್ಟು ಮಾಡು, ಹಿಂಡು
- expound in Persian
- تفصیل دادن tafsil dâdan
Examples of expound in a sentence
- Ramus, fascinated by Plato and by the dialogues in which Socrates expounds his ideas with as much simplicity as freedom, endeavoured to Socratise in his turn.1891, John Stuart Verschoyle, The History of Modern Civilization: A Handbook, page 204:
- This joint paper had a markedly Ehrenfestian character, as in it, after expounding several arguments, the issue remains open.2016, Enric Pérez, Blai Pié i Valls, “Bohr and Ehrenfest: transformations and correspondences in the early 1920s”, in European Physical...
Synonyms of expound
Forms of expound
| third-person singular present | expounds |
|---|---|
| present participle | expounding |
| past participle | expounded |
| past | expounded |
Origin of expound
From Middle English expounden, from Old French espondre, from Latin exponere. Doublet of expone and expose.
Words formed from expound
Words that rhyme with expound
45 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- abound
- bound
- hound
- profound
- impound
- unbound
- underground
- crowned
- found
- remound
- surround
- unsound
- aground
- embrowned
- gound
- overground
- sqround
- surround sound
- unconfound
- uncrowned
- astound
- baffound
- below ground
- blound
- browned
- charging the mound
- clowned
- downed
- drowned
- found sound
- frowned
- gowned
- interwound
- lb
- newfound
- overwound
- playaround
- reground
- renowned
- rewound
- unfound
- unrenowned
- unwound
- wound
- York round
Questions about expound
- What does expound mean?
- Expound means to set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length.
- What is expound in Hindi?
- Expound in Hindi is बखानना (bakhānnā), बखान करना (bakhān karnā), प्रतिपादन करना (pratipādan karnā). See Expound meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use expound in a sentence?
- Ramus, fascinated by Plato and by the dialogues in which Socrates expounds his ideas with as much simplicity as freedom, endeavoured to Socratise in his turn.
- What part of speech is expound?
- Expound is a verb.
- How do you pronounce expound?
- Expound is pronounced /ɪkˈspaʊnd/.
- What is the past tense of expound?
- The past tense of expound is expounded.
Words near expound in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: expound (page history and authors); பிடி (Tamil) (page history and authors); expound (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Expound (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); expound (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); expound (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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