explain
Usage
What are other ways to say explain?
To explain is to make plain, clear, or intelligible something that is not known or understood: to explain a theory or a problem. To elucidate is to throw light on what before was dark and obscure, usually by illustration and commentary and sometimes by elaborate explanation: They asked him to elucidate his statement. To expound is to give a methodical, detailed, scholarly explanation of something, usually Scriptures, doctrines, or philosophy: to expound the doctrine of free will. To interpret is to give the meaning of something by paraphrase, by translation, or by an explanation based on personal opinion: to interpret a poem or a symbol.
Example Sentences
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Score providers, in turn, may lower their criteria to win more business,” the AEI researchers explain.
This suggests that differences in brain function may help explain why some children consistently struggle.
From Science Daily
Rachel Reid addressed this in an “Ask Me Anything” on Reddit, explaining that while she didn’t initially write Shane as neurodivergent, after her own experience parenting a neurodivergent child, she came to see him differently.
From Salon
In a statement, she explained that over the past few months the gang has "repeatedly gained unauthorised access" to the building.
From BBC
That uneasy history helps explain why India later invested so heavily in Sheikh Hasina.
From BBC
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