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phrasal verb [transitive]
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he/she/itpronounces on
present participlepronouncing on
past tensepronounced on
past participlepronounced on

or pronounce upon

  1. pronounce on/upon something to give your opinion on something, especially in a formal way

    It is too early to pronounce on the success or failure of the reforestation project.

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