The meaning of Explain

Explain – definition

verb
Make (an idea or situation) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts.
Usage examples:
They explained that their lives centred on the religious rituals
Synonims:
Describe Give an explanation of Make clear/plain/intelligible Spell out Put into words Express in words Elucidate Expound Explicate Delineate Clarify Unfold Throw light on Clear up Simplify G

verb
Make plain and comprehensible

verb
To make something clear or easy to understand by describing or giving information about it
Usage examples:
[ i ] if there’s anything you don’t understand, i’ll be happy to explain., [ t ] the teacher explai…

Explain translation into English

Explain: translate from English into Chinese

解释, 说明, 讲解, 阐释, 诠释, 交待, 释, 解, 讲, 阐, 辩解, 申, 喻, 详, 表白, 诠, 陈说, 诂, 绎, 析, 陈

Explain: translate from English into Dutch

Uitleggen, Verklaren, Toelichten, Uiteenzetten, Verduidelijken, Verstaanbaar maken

Explain: translate from English into French

Explique, Expliquer, Présenter, Éclaircir, Représenter

Explain: translate from English into German

Erklären, Erläutern, Darlegen, Verdeutlichen, Aufklären, Rechtfertigen, Angeben, Klarmachen, Ausführen, Auslegen, Auseinander setzen

Explain: translate from English into Hindi

समझाना, व्याख्या करना, स्पष्ट करना, कारण बताना, प्रतिपादन करना, सफ़ाई देना, अर्थ बताना, स्पष्टीकरण देना, कैफियत देना

Explain: translate from English into Italian

Spiegare, Chiarire, Esporre

Explain: translate from English into Korean

설명, 설명하다, 해명하다

Explain: translate from English into Russian

Объяснять, Разъяснять, Растолковать, Толковать, Оправдывать

Explain: translate from English into Spanish

Explique, Explicar, Explicarse, Exponer, Aclarar, Describir, Ilustrar

Word origin

late Middle English: from Latin explanare, based on planus ‘plain’.

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Explain – similar words

explained

verb
Make (an idea or situation) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts.
Usage examples:
They explained that their lives centred on the religious rituals

verb
Past simple and past participle of explain
Usage examples:
If there's anything you don't understand, i'll be happy to explain., the teacher explained the rule…

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Explain synonims

clarify

verb
Make (a statement or situation) less confused and more comprehensible.
Usage examples:
The report managed to clarify the government's position

Make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating

verb
To make something clearer or easier to understand
Usage examples:
I hope this analysis will clarify the debate., talking it through with you has helped me to clarify…

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clear up

phrasal verb
Become clear

phrasal verb
(of an illness or bad weather) to go away, changing into a better condition
Usage examples:
If my cold doesn’t clear up, it will ruin my vacation., let’s hope the weather clears up., i want t…

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delineate

verb
Describe or portray (something) precisely.
Usage examples:
The law should delineate and prohibit behaviour which is socially abhorrent

verb
Represented accurately or precisely

verb
To mark the border of something
Usage examples:
The boundary of the park is delineated by a row of trees., the constitution carefully delineates th…

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describe

verb
Give a detailed account in words of.
Usage examples:
He described his experiences in a letter to his parents

verb
Give a statement representing something

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elucidate

verb
Make (something) clear; explain.
Usage examples:
Work such as theirs will help to elucidate this matter

verb
To explain or make clear
Usage examples:
[ t ] i hope my book will elucidate the complex issues we face.

All meanings and translations of Elucidate

explicate

verb
Analyse and develop (an idea or principle) in detail.
Usage examples:
An attempt to explicate the relationship between crime and economic forces

verb
To explain something in detail, especially a piece of writing or an idea
Usage examples:
This is a book which clearly explicates marx's later writings.

All meanings and translations of Explicate

expound

verb
Present and explain (a theory or idea) in detail.
Usage examples:
He was expounding a powerful argument

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g

ɡram

abbreviation
Gas.

symbol
The acceleration due to gravity, equal to 9.81 m/s2.

noun
The seventh letter of the alphabet.

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simplify

verb
Make (something) simpler or easier to do or understand.
Usage examples:
An overhaul of court procedure to simplify litigation

verb
To make something less complicated and therefore easier to understand
Usage examples:
We’re looking for ways to simplify the process of applying for us citizenship.

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spell out

phrasal verb
Speak the letters that form a word in sequence.
Usage examples:
He spelled out his name for the clerk

phrasal verb
To say or show letters
Usage examples:
They spelled out the letters y, m, c, and a with their arms and bodies., the mayor has so far refus…

All meanings and translations of Spell out

unfold

verb
Open or spread out from a folded position.
Usage examples:
He unfolded the map and laid it out on the table

verb
Extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length

verb
(of a situation or story) to develop or become clear
Usage examples:
Events unfolded in a way that no one could have predicted., she took the old wedding dress out and …

All meanings and translations of Unfold

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