Find 62 different ways to say EXPLAINS, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.
- excuse Derived forms: explained, explaining, explains Type of: inform, justify, say, state, tell, vindicate Encyclopedia: Explain expiative expiator expiatory expiration expiration date expiratory expire expired expiry expiscate explain explainable explainer explanandum explanans explanation explanatory explant expletive explicable explicandum
Explain, elucidate, expound, interpret imply making the meaning of something clear or understandable. To explain is to make plain, clear, or intelligible something that is not known or understood: to explain a theory or a problem.
To make plain or comprehensible. 2. To define; expound: We explained our plan to the committee. 3. a. To offer reasons for or a cause of; justify: explain an error. b. To offer reasons for the actions, beliefs, or remarks of (oneself). To make something plain or comprehensible: Let me explain.
Explain to us the secret of your success. explain, expound, explicate, elucidate, interpret mean to make something clear or understandable. explain implies a making plain or intelligible what is not immediately obvious or entirely known. expound implies a careful often elaborate explanation.
explain something to someone The teacher explained the rules to the children. [ + question word ] Our guide explained wh ere the cathedral was. He explained how the machine worked. Please could you explain why you're so late. [ + that ] She explained that she was going to stay with her sister.
Definition of explain verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Furthermore, visual representations like the one above help us fully grasp the concept of Explains Jo Myers.
If you explain something, you give details about it or describe it so that it can be understood. Not every judge, however, has the ability to explain the law in simple terms. [VERB noun] Don't sign anything until your solicitor has explained the contract to you. [VERB noun + to] Professor Griffiths explained how the drug appears to work. [VERB wh]
