All 5 Uses
expound
in
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
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- But one day in the classroom the professor of philosophy was blithely expounding on the illusory nature of the world for what seemed the fiftieth time and Phaedrus raised his hand and asked coldly if it was believed that the atomic bombs that had dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were illusory.†
Part 2expounding = explaining or discussing in detail
- He says, "The professor will now expound."†
Part 2 *expound = explain or discuss in detail
- Peace of mind isn't at all superficial, really," I expound.†
Part 2
- The principles expounded in them were no longer rules to rebel against, not ultimates in themselves, but just techniques, gimmicks, for producing what really counted and stood independently of the techniques...Quality.†
Part 3expounded = explained or discussed in detail
- Socrates is not just expounding noble ideas in a vacuum.†
Part 4expounding = explaining or discussing in detail
Definitions:
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(expound) explain or discuss in detail
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)