explain - English word #413

Translation

To make something clear or easy to understand by giving more facts or reasons.

Word origin

From Latin explanare, meaning to make flat or make plain, from planus, flat.

Verb typeregular (explain, explains, explained)

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"Explain" means to make something clear.

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"Explains" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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"Explained" is the past form of "explain".

tell

To give information to someone using words.

show

To let someone see something, or to make a thing clear to them.

say

To speak words, or to tell someone something using your voice.

describe

To say or write what someone or something is like, so others can picture it.

understand

To know what something means or how it works.

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