expatiate
To write or speak at lengthTo write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion.
» My principal virtue is humility, which I can expatiate for hours on.
Главной моей добродетелью является скромность – о ней я могу говорить часами. — Ooneykcall
Ooneykcall · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesTo write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion.
распространя́тьсяrasprostranjátʹsja, разглаго́льствоватьrazglagólʹstvovatʹ
(rare)To range at large, or without restraint.
(obsolete)To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden.
- add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
Examples
1 sentencesMy principal virtue is humility, which I can expatiate for hours on.
ruГлавной моей добродетелью является скромность – о ней я могу говорить часами. — Ooneykcall
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From the participle stem of Latin expatior, from ex- + spatior (“walk about”).From the participle stem of Latin expatior, from ex- + spatior (“walk about”).
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Forms
expatiates, expatiating, expatiated, expatiated| Base form | expatiate · to expatiate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | expatiates |
| Present participle | expatiating |
| Past simple | expatiated |
| Past participle | expatiated |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
9 synonymsWord family
4 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