explain
11explain */*/*/ — UK [ɪkˈspleɪn] / US verb Word forms explain : present tense I/you/we/they explain he/she/it explains present participle explaining past tense explained past participle explained 1) a) [transitive] to tell someone something in a way that helps… …
12explain — /Ik spleIn/ verb (I, T) 1 to make something clear or easy to understand: Our lawyer carefully explained the procedure. | explain (to sb) why/how/where etc: The librarian will explain how to use the catalogue system. | explain that: I explained… …
13explain — verb ADVERB ▪ in detail ▪ I explained the issues in great detail. ▪ fully ▪ The reasons for the accident have not been fully explained. ▪ adequately …
14explain — explainable, adj. explainer, explanator /ek spleuh nay teuhr/, n. /ik splayn /, v.t. 1. to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. 2. to make known in detail: to explain how to do something. 3. to… …
15explain — verb Etymology: Middle English explanen, from Latin explanare, literally, to make level, from ex + planus level, flat more at floor Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to make known < explain the secret of your success > b. to make plain or… …
16explain — [[t]ɪksple͟ɪn[/t]] ♦♦ explains, explaining, explained 1) VERB If you explain something, you give details about it or describe it so that it can be understood. [V n] Not every judge, however, has the ability to explain the law in simple terms...… …
17explain*/*/*/ — [ɪkˈspleɪn] verb 1) [T] to tell someone something in a way that helps them to understand it better The doctor explained the risks to me before the operation.[/ex] I will try to explain how a car engine works.[/ex] He explained that he would be… …
18explain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. expound, solve, elucidate, resolve, fathom, account for; demonstrate, construe, interpret, define, describe, develop, detail, criticize, comment. See answer, attribution, interpretation. II (Roget… …
19explain — /əkˈspleɪn / (say uhk splayn), /ɛk / (say ek ) verb (t) 1. to make plain or clear; render intelligible: to explain an obscure point. 2. to make known in detail: to explain how to do something; to explain a process. 3. to assign a meaning to;… …
20explain — v.tr. 1 make clear or intelligible with detailed information etc. (also absol. : let me explain). 2 (foll. by that + clause) say by way of explanation. 3 account for (one s conduct etc.). Phrases and idioms: explain away minimize the significance …
