expound
verb (used with object)
to set forth or state in detail.
expounds
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present tense formof expound (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Each of Ms. Pearsall’s chapters expounds on a word from the Declaration of Independence—such as “liberty,” “honor” and “happiness”—as a value that “prompted behavior among all kinds of people.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
"The Civil War was about how Ireland should conduct itself in relation to the rest of the world and in relation to the British," he expounds.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026
Seneca, a prominent writer of tragedies and advisor to Emperor Nero, expounds on resilience and the confrontation of adversity in his work "Letters From a Stoic."
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2024
She expounds on the amazing fact of mycelial networks, the great web they build in the soil.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2023
He never expounds on education theory or education reform.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
