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Synonyms for "explain" in English

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  1. explain:

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Detailed Synonyms for explain in English

explain:

to explain verbe (explains, explained, explaining)

  1. to explain
    to explain; to make explicit; to make clear
    • explain verbe (explains, explained, explaining)
    • make explicit verbe (makes explicit, made explicit, making explicit)
    • make clear verbe (makes clear, made clear, making clear)
  2. to explain
    to elucidate; to clarify
    – make clear and (more) comprehensible 1
    • elucidate verbe (elucidates, elucidated, elucidating)
    • clarify verbe (clarifies, clarified, clarifying)
      • clarify the mystery surrounding her death1
    to exemplify; to explain; to expound; to illustrate; to throw light on
    • exemplify verbe (exemplifies, exemplified, exemplifying)
    • explain verbe (explains, explained, explaining)
    • expound verbe (expounds, expounded, expounding)
    • illustrate verbe (illustrates, illustrated, illustrating)
    • throw light on verbe (throws light on, threw light on, throwing light on)
  3. to explain
    to explain
    • explain verbe (explains, explained, explaining)
  4. to explain
    to say; to expound; to describe; to depict; to define; to report; to tell; recount; to cover; to explain
    • say verbe (says, said, saying)
    • expound verbe (expounds, expounded, expounding)
    • describe verbe (describes, described, describing)
    • depict verbe (depicts, depicted, depicting)
    • define verbe (defines, defined, defining)
    • report verbe (reports, reported, reporting)
    • tell verbe (tells, told, telling)
    • recount verbe
    • cover verbe (covers, covered, covering)
    • explain verbe (explains, explained, explaining)
  5. to explain
    to inform; to brief; to instruct; to explain; to teach; to prepare; to train; to learn
    • inform verbe (informs, informed, informing)
    • brief verbe (briefs, briefed, briefing)
    • instruct verbe (instructs, instructed, instructing)
    • explain verbe (explains, explained, explaining)
    • teach verbe (teaches, taught, teaching)
    • prepare verbe (prepares, prepared, preparing)
    • train verbe (trains, trained, training)
    • learn verbe (learns, learnt, learning)
  6. to explain
    – serve as a reason or cause or justification of 1
    to explain; to excuse
    – serve as a reason or cause or justification of 1
    • explain verbe (explains, explained, explaining)
      • Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again1
    • excuse verbe (excuses, excused, excusing)
      • Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work1
  7. to explain
    – make plain and comprehensible 1
    to explain; explicate
    – make plain and comprehensible 1
    • explain verbe (explains, explained, explaining)
      • He explained the laws of physics to his students1
    • explicate verbe
  8. to explain
    – define 1
    to explain
    – define 1
    • explain verbe (explains, explained, explaining)
      • The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean1

Conjugations for explain:

present
  1. explain
  2. explain
  3. explains
  4. explain
  5. explain
  6. explain
simple past
  1. explained
  2. explained
  3. explained
  4. explained
  5. explained
  6. explained
present perfect
  1. have explained
  2. have explained
  3. has explained
  4. have explained
  5. have explained
  6. have explained
past continuous
  1. was explaining
  2. were explaining
  3. was explaining
  4. were explaining
  5. were explaining
  6. were explaining
future
  1. shall explain
  2. will explain
  3. will explain
  4. shall explain
  5. will explain
  6. will explain
continuous present
  1. am explaining
  2. are explaining
  3. is explaining
  4. are explaining
  5. are explaining
  6. are explaining
subjunctive
  1. be explained
  2. be explained
  3. be explained
  4. be explained
  5. be explained
  6. be explained
diverse
  1. explain!
  2. let's explain!
  5. explained
  6. explaining
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

explain

  1. explain
    explain; make clear
    elucidate
    – make clear and (more) comprehensible 1

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Related Definitions for "explain":

  1. serve as a reason or cause or justification of1
    • Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again1
  2. make plain and comprehensible1
    • He explained the laws of physics to his students1
  3. define1
    • The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean1

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