hold forth

1. 1.

   talk at length and formally about a topic

   “The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England”

   Synonymsdiscoursedissertate

   Broadertalk

Questions about hold forth

What does hold forth mean?

hold forth means "talk at length and formally about a topic".

What is another word for hold forth?

Close synonyms include discourse, dissertate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hold forth a common word?