elaborate
Тo develop in detail or complexityТo develop in detail or complexity.
» Would you like me to elaborate?
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2 senses(transitive)Тo develop in detail or complexity.
ausarbeiten
разраба́тыватьrazrabátyvatʹ, разрабо́татьrazrabótatʹ
розробля́тиrozrobljáty, розроби́тиrozrobýty
work out in detail
(intransitive, sometimes)To expand/enlarge in detail.
What do you mean you didn't come home last night? Would you care to elaborate?
Could you elaborate on the plot for your novel for me?
ausführen
разраба́тыватьrazrabátyvatʹ, развива́тьrazvivátʹ, конкретизи́роватьkonkretizírovatʹ
Examples
96 sentencesWould you like me to elaborate?
Tom said that he couldn't elaborate.
Tom refused to elaborate any further.
She made elaborate preparations for the party.
Tom cooked an elaborate meal for Mary and himself.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
1575, from Late Latin ēlabōrātus (“worked out”), past participle of ēlabōrō (“to work out”1575, from Late Latin ēlabōrātus (“worked out”), past participle of ēlabōrō (“to work out”), from ē- (“out, forth, fully”) + labor (“work, toil, exertion”). More at e-, labour.
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Forms
elaborates, elaborating, elaborated, elaborated| Base form | elaborate · to elaborate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | elaborates |
| Present participle | elaborating |
| Past simple | elaborated |
| Past participle | elaborated |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
13 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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