hold forth

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hold forth

verb holds forth · holding forth · held forth

transitive To extend or offer, propose.
intransitive To talk at great length. I bestrode the courtroom entranceway, holding forth on my merits to the assembled press.
Similar: expatiate, harangue

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verb talk at great length

Español	hablar largo y tendido
Deutsch	verbreiten
Русский	разглаго́льствовать razglagólʹstvovatʹ

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@misc{hold_forth_2026,
  title = {hold forth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hold%20forth},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}