Past tense of expound
regular verb
The past tense of expound is expounded. The past participle is also expounded.
Forms of expound
| Base form (V1) | expound /ɪkˈspaʊnd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | expounded |
| Past participle (V3) | expounded |
| Present participle | expounding |
| Third person singular | expounds |
Expounded in a sentence
- 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
- This is one of several laws derived from his general theory expounded in the Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica.From the entry law
- The state was expounded to be “amenable to a curative therapeutic strategy” and “amenable to localized therapy”.2015, Hiroyuki Kaneda, Yukihito Saito, “Oligometastases: defined by prognosis and evaluated by cure”, in Cancer Treatment Communications…. From the entry oligometastasis
- He expounded them clearly, he acted upon them decisively.2004 June 11, Margaret Thatcher, “Remarks by Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher”, in New York Times, retrieved 26 Dec 2011. From the entry know one's own mind
Meaning of expound
- verb To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length.
- verb To make a statement, especially at length.
Questions about the past tense of expound
- What is the past tense of expound?
- The past tense of expound is expounded.
- What is the past participle of expound?
- The past participle of expound is expounded.
- Is expound a regular or irregular verb?
- Expound is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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