hold forth

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word hold forth. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word hold forth, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say hold forth in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word hold forth you have here. The definition of the word hold forth will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofhold forth, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Pronunciation

Verb

hold forth (third-person singular simple present holds forth, present participle holding forth, simple past and past participle held forth)

  1. (transitive) To extend or offer, propose.
  2. (intransitive) To talk at great length.
    Synonyms: expatiate, harangue
    • 1908, R. Forsythe, “Our Hippopotamus Hunt”, in The Wide World Magazine, volume XX, London: George Newnes, Ltd., page 400:
      Behind him an excitable Frenchman was holding forth in declamatory style to a group of astonished residents.
    • 1913, D H Lawrence, chapter 5, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. , →OCLC:
      The girls all liked to hear him talk. They often gathered in a little circle while he sat on a bench, and held forth to them, laughing.
    • 1918, W B Maxwell, chapter II, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
      […] they did not like him coming round of an evening and drinking weak whisky-and-water while he held forth on railway debentures and corporation loans.
    • 2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Hodder and Stoughton, →ISBN, page 55:
      Warmed to the woman somewhat, I admit it. She holds forth like a man and smokes myrrhy cigarettes through a rhino-horn holder.

Translations

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia