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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | explicate |
| Type of | inform |
| Has types | elucidate, interpret, naturalize, rede, account for, clarify, clear up, comment |
| Derivation | explanation, explanatory |
He explained the laws of physics to his students.
Examples of explain
explain
Prosecutors said Katrina can't excuse the officers'actions but may explain them.
From the dailyherald.com
Will he be prepared to do what Reagan did-explain why the credit belongs to him?
From the newsweek.com
Should we apologize and explain why their daughter didn't receive an invitation?
From the newsday.com
I went on to explain how muscle memory was going to be my saving grace that day.
From the bloomberg.com
Do readers need Simmons to explain that people don't like being around grouches?
From the businessweek.com
He has a duty to explain to his country and to the world why he did what he did.
From the bloomberg.com
So how do we explain the levels of historical ignorance revealed by this survey?
From the newsweek.com
The order didn't explain what circumstances prompted the judge to set the rules.
From the kansas.com
The Egyptians want to explain themselves, to tell everyone about their struggle.
From the theatlantic.com
- Make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students"
- Define; "The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean"
- Excuse: 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"
- An explanation is a set of statements constructed to describe a set of facts which clarifies the causes, , and consequences of those facts.
- 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 ...
- (explaining) Of something that explains
- Relate cause and effect; make the relationships between things evident; provide why and/or how
- In explanatory answers it is imperative that you clarify and interpret the material you present. In such an answer it is best to state the "how or why," reconcile any differences in opinion or experimental results, and, where possible, state causes. ...
- Give a detailed account of causes, reasons or mechanisms.
