Explore Expound through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like dilate or expand. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
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Expound meaning
- To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length.
- To make a statement, especially at length.
Synonyms of Expound
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Using Expound
- The main meaning on this page is: To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length. | To make a statement, especially at length.
- Useful related words include: exposit, dilate, expand, flesh out.
- Possible Dutch translations are: uiteenzetten.
- In the example corpus, expound often appears in combinations such as: expound on, to expound, expound upon.
Context around Expound
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Expound
- In this selection, "expound" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, further, century, immediately, upon and complex stand out and add context to how "expound" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include adequately to expound complex material and and shastras expound on what. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "expound" sits close to words such as abominable, acolytes and acv, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with expound
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Can you expound on why the change? (7 words)
Itsaragrisil did not immediately expound on the incident he was pertaining to. (12 words)
The practical and challenging goal is to expound without letting the evening drag. (13 words)
He did not expound on what an exclusive economic zone means but said, “to get that category, you must know what it is you are going to manage and explore and you must demonstrate the capacity to monitor and control that space. (42 words)
Guaido said Venezuelans should stay vigilant to make sure incoming aid is not diverted for "corrupt" purposes, but did not expound on the logistics of aid shipments nor say whether any agreement had been made with Maduro to let them in. (41 words)
Noting that he would expound on this issue later, the Iranian top diplomat referred to his talks with Pakistan’s senior officials in Islamabad on Wednesday, which were preceded by with Turkey and Azerbaijan on Tuesday. (36 words)
Can you expound on why the change? (7 words)
Example sentences (20)
His timbre was just one reason I always looked forward to hearing Henry Kissinger, who died this week after living a full century, expound on international relations.
Itsaragrisil did not immediately expound on the incident he was pertaining to.
The case they make for ESG, which they expound upon in a report published earlier this week, is quite compelling.
He also admitted that the industry was plagued with lots of problems, including regulatory issues, which Minister Vaz is addressing, but would not expound when pressed for more information.
Marcos did not further expound but the Philippines is currently confronting increasing China aggression in the West Philippine Sea.
The Simritis and Shastras expound on what is good and bad, but they do not know about fundamental truths.
While making use of teleprompters he would frequently go off-script, expound on something and then eventually return to his original point.
He maintained NTB intend to invest more on digital marketing to further expound this strategy to reach wider populace, underscoring Namibia’s brand values of rugged, natural, soulful and liberating experience not to be forgotten.
I truly must expound on Congressman John Lewis, the work he has done with kindness, with compassion, and with fairness.
It was not possible in these very brief discussions adequately to expound complex material.
Can you expound on why the change?
Guaido said Venezuelans should stay vigilant to make sure incoming aid is not diverted for "corrupt" purposes, but did not expound on the logistics of aid shipments nor say whether any agreement had been made with Maduro to let them in.
He did not expound on what an exclusive economic zone means but said, “to get that category, you must know what it is you are going to manage and explore and you must demonstrate the capacity to monitor and control that space.
No, what sets this machine apart is that it is, in many folks’ eyes, the holy grail of front-drive Hondas, for reasons that I will allow my colleague William Clavey to expound upon.
Seems, we can expound at length on the peccadilloes of Christopher Columbus and the idiosyncracies of Francis Drake.
The practical and challenging goal is to expound without letting the evening drag.
I cannot expound on some of these issues because of the NDAs we have signed.
It’s easy to be skeptical when extremely successful, wealthy people expound the importance of failure; struggle definitely looks a lot sexier when you’re miles beyond it.
Many people are dismissive about the ideas they expound and once upon a time, Faye was among the sceptics.
Noting that he would expound on this issue later, the Iranian top diplomat referred to his talks with Pakistan’s senior officials in Islamabad on Wednesday, which were preceded by with Turkey and Azerbaijan on Tuesday.
Common combinations with expound
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- expound on 12×
- to expound 10×
- expound upon 5×
- not expound 3×
- expound the 3×
- they expound 2×
- will expound 2×
- further expound 2×
- expound and 2×
- texts expound 2×