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1. (v.t.) explain
to make clear or intelligible.
2. explain
to make known in detail.
3. explain
to make clear the cause or reason of; account for:
I cannot explain his strange behavior.
4. (v.i.) explain
to give an explanation.
5. explain
explain away, to diminish the significance of through explanation; justify.
Etymology: (1375–1425; < L explānāre to smooth out, make intelligible. See ex -1, plane2)
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| Definition of 'explain' |
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1. (verb) explain, explicate
make plain and comprehensible
"He explained the laws of physics to his students"
2. (verb) explain
define
"The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean"
3. (verb) excuse, explain
serve as a reason or cause or justification of
"Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again"
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1. (verb) explain
to use words to help sb understand
I'll explain it to you later.; I asked her to explain how it works.; My father explained that it was too expensive.
2. explain
to give or be a reason for sth
Scientists have never been able to explain the phenomenon.; "You're late again!" "I know - let me explain."
3. explain
explain yourself
to explain why you did sth
He's going to have to explain himself when he gets home.
4. explain
to state sth clearly
She had trouble explaining herself.
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| Definition of 'explain' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) explain
to flatten; to spread out; to unfold; to expand
2. (adj) explain
to make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to expound; to unfold and illustrate the meaning of; as, to explain a chapter of the Bible
3. (verb) explain
to give an explanation
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Sense: to make (something) clear or easy to understand
Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?
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 Afrikaans: verduidelik |
 Arabic: شَرَح، فَسَّر |
 Bulgarian: обяснявам |
 Brazilian: explicar |
 Czech: vysvětlit |
 German: erklären, erläutern |
 Danish: forklare |
 Greek: εξηγώ |
 Spanish: explicar |
 Estonian: selgitama |
 Farsi: توضیح دادن |
 Finnish: selittää |
 French: expliquer |
 Hebrew: לְהַבהִיר |
 Hindi: समझाना |
 Croatian: objasniti, razjasniti |
 Hungarian: (meg)magyaráz |
 Indonesian: menjelaskan |
 Icelandic: útskÿra |
 Italian: spiegare |
 Japanese: 説明する |
 Korean: 설명하다 |
 Lithuanian: paaiškinti |
 Latvian: paskaidrot |
 Malay: jelas |
 Dutch: uitleggen |
 Norwegian: forklare, gjøre rede for |
 Polish: wyjaśniać |
 Persian: توضیح دادن |
 Pashto: توضيع وركول |
 Portuguese: explicar |
 Romanian: a explica, a lămuri |
 Russian: объяснять |
 Slovak: vysvetliť |
 Slovenian: pojasniti |
 Serbian: objasniti |
 Swedish: förklara |
 Thai: อธิบาย |
 Turkish: açıklamak |
 Taiwanese: 說明 |
 Ukrainian: пояснювати |
 Urdu: واضح کرنا ، سمجھانا |
 Vietnamese: giải thích |
 Chinese: 说明 |
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