What part of speech is expound?

Expound can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. expound is a verb, present, 1st person singular of expound (infinitive).
  • 2. expound is a verb (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does expound mean?

Definitions

Verb

expound - add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
expound - state; "set forth one's reasons"

Examples of expound

#   Sentence  
1. verb Would you care to expound?
2. verb And he said to him: I have dreamed dreams, and there is no one that can expound them: Now I have heard that thou art very wise at interpreting them.
3. verb I awoke, and then fell asleep again, and dreamed a dream: Seven ears of corn grew up upon one stalk, full and very fair. Other seven also thin and blasted, sprung of the stalk: And they devoured the beauty of the former: I told this dream to the conjecturers, and there is no man that can expound it.
Sentence  
verb
Would you care to expound?
And he said to him: I have dreamed dreams, and there is no one that can expound them: Now I have heard that thou art very wise at interpreting them.
I awoke, and then fell asleep again, and dreamed a dream: Seven ears of corn grew up upon one stalk, full and very fair. Other seven also thin and blasted, sprung of the stalk: And they devoured the beauty of the former: I told this dream to the conjecturers, and there is no man that can expound it.

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