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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"Really for me it's about spending more time with loved ones; family and friends. It's been a tough couple of years. We lost my brother," he explains.
From BBC
"This is so important because it's one of the core ingredients that we need for our in-space manufacturing process," she explains.
From BBC
Although Amorim stated he would not use the absence of key players as an excuse, he did reel off the names and said it explained a lot.
From BBC
“I’m complex and I’m deep and I get hurt easily,” Mr. Chase says in explaining his sour disposition and, indirectly, utter lack of empathy.
"Temperature fluctuations might promote better adaptation to both cold and warm seasons," Petak explains.
From Science Daily
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
