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enlarge on/upon something

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishenlarge on/upon something phrasal verb formalDETAILto provide more information about something you have already mentioned Mrs Maughan did not enlarge on what she meant. → enlarge → See Verb table Examples from the Corpusenlarge on/upon • To enlarge on an Emerson statement mentioned earlier: the organization is only half itself; the other half is its expression.• Each album benefited from and enlarged on an understanding of the others.• And neither Aunt Maggie nor Uncle Cedric nor even Amy had enlarged on him.• If the hon. Gentleman wants to table a question or write to me, I shall be glad to enlarge upon that.• He did not explain nor enlarge upon the story.• He has enlarged on these in a privately circulated note.• A later chapter will seek to enlarge upon this.• Mabel sat, vastly patient, waiting to see if he was going to enlarge upon this.
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enlarge
Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they enlarge
he, she, it enlarges
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they enlarged
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have enlarged
he, she, it has enlarged
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had enlarged
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will enlarge
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have enlarged
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Continuous Form
Present
I am enlarging
he, she, it is enlarging
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you, we, they are enlarging
Past
I, he, she, it was enlarging
you, we, they were enlarging
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have been enlarging
he, she, it has been enlarging
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been enlarging
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be enlarging
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been enlarging
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