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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"They came on about 15 motorcycles," he told the BBC, explaining that there were three fighters to each bike.
From BBC
"It's not a show of weakness to ask for help. I didn't do that quick enough," he explains.
From BBC
But when the railroad was hard to explain, the travelers were few.
From MarketWatch
States also had to submit plans for Commerce Department review, explaining how they would make broadband “affordable” for middle-class consumers.
Zupan explained that the equation compares the chances of detecting axions from a fusion reactor with those coming from the sun -- and the comparison is not encouraging.
From Science Daily
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