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Synonyms for explain
ɪkˈspleɪnex·plain
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explainverb
To give a sufficiently detailed report about (a) the reason for something, about why something happened, about a causal chain of events; about (b) how something works, about how elements in a system interact; about (c) how to do something, about the steps which need to be accomplished in order to accomplish a certain goal.
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Princeton's WordNet
explain, explicateverb
make plain and comprehensible
"He explained the laws of physics to his students"
explainverb
define
"The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean"
excuse, explainverb
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"
Synonyms:
relieve, rationalize, explicate, let off, beg off, excuse, pardon, condone, apologise, exempt, rationalise, apologize, justify
Dictionary of English Synonymes
explainverb
Synonyms:
interpret, elucidate, expound, illustrate, unfold, solve, ECLAIRCIZE, clear up, make plain, throw light uponexplainverb
Synonyms:
account, give a reason, give an explanation
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#1482 | develop | |
#3082 | explain | |
#3114 | describe | |
#3159 | indicate | |
#3806 | teach | |
#4012 | explained | |
#4474 | explanation | |
#5627 | explains | |
#7347 | exempt | |
#8557 | excuse | |
#9149 | explaining | |
#9348 | declare | |
#9531 | justify | |
#10023 | interpret | |
#10047 | clarify | |
#10275 | illustrate | |
#13066 | elaborate | |
#13778 | relieve | |
#15033 | apologize | |
#17724 | pardon | |
#18236 | formulate | |
#31029 | apologise | |
#31903 | decipher | |
#39252 | condone | |
#43009 | rationalize | |
#43164 | elucidate | |
#75307 | expound | |
#94999 | rationalise | |
#125863 | explicate |
How to use explain in a sentence?
If I don't take action and try to put a stop on this, I will not be able to explain myself to my child in the future.
Always keep your smile. That's how I explain my long life.
The Archdiocese of Cincinnati:
I had him on the phone for a good amount of time so he could really explain to me what he was trying to tell me. My question to him was, ‘ Is this really necessary ? Does this really need to be a three-day suspension under the circumstances that he was playing and he’s 6 years old ?
I think the doctors should be somewhat open to it but also explain why it wouldn’t be safe to do, if you have the conversation before and the couple is informed, there will be no surprises or disappoints in the end.
Asylum seekers, I think the biggest problem in our state, and I'll explain that to you, what happens is you get hepatitis C, tuberculosis, AIDS, HIV, the 'ziki fly,' all these other foreign type of diseases that find a way to our land.
Translations for explain
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- شرح, يشرح, فسرArabic
- обяснявам, давам обясненияBulgarian
- explicarCatalan, Valencian
- vysvětlitCzech
- erklären, erläuternGerman
- εξηγώGreek
- klarigiEsperanto
- explicarSpanish
- توضیح دادنPersian
- selittää, selostaaFinnish
- expliquer, Explique, justifierFrench
- explicarGalician
- הסבירHebrew
- समझानाHindi
- magyarázHungarian
- explikarIdo
- spiegare, illustrare, chiosareItalian
- להסבירHebrew
- 説明Japanese
- 변명하다, 설명하다Korean
- şayesandin, derbirin, saloxandin, vegotinKurdish
- explicōLatin
- skaidrotLatvian
- whakamārama, whakamahukiMāori
- uitleggen, verklarenDutch
- explicarOccitan
- explanar, explicarPortuguese
- alayrichiyQuechua
- explicaRomanian
- объяснить, объяснять, оправдывать, оправдатьRussian
- обја̀снити, objàsniti, rasvijetliti, расвијетлитиSerbo-Croatian
- pojasnitiSlovene
- förklaraSwedish
- వివరించుTelugu
- ชี้แจง, อธิบายThai
- пояснитиUkrainian
- اس بات کی و, سمجھاناUrdu
- giải thíchVietnamese
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