Engels

Uitgebreide synoniemen voor explain in het Engels

explain:

to explain werkwoord (explains, explained, explaining)

  1. to explain
    to explain; to make explicit; to make clear
    • explain werkwoord (explains, explained, explaining)
    • make explicit werkwoord (makes explicit, made explicit, making explicit)
    • make clear werkwoord (makes clear, made clear, making clear)
  2. to explain
    to elucidate; to clarify
    – make clear and (more) comprehensible 1
    • elucidate werkwoord (elucidates, elucidated, elucidating)
    • clarify werkwoord (clarifies, clarified, clarifying)
      • clarify the mystery surrounding her death1
    to exemplify; to explain; to expound; to illustrate; to throw light on
    • exemplify werkwoord (exemplifies, exemplified, exemplifying)
    • explain werkwoord (explains, explained, explaining)
    • expound werkwoord (expounds, expounded, expounding)
    • illustrate werkwoord (illustrates, illustrated, illustrating)
    • throw light on werkwoord (throws light on, threw light on, throwing light on)
  3. to explain
    to explain
    • explain werkwoord (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 werkwoord (says, said, saying)
    • expound werkwoord (expounds, expounded, expounding)
    • describe werkwoord (describes, described, describing)
    • depict werkwoord (depicts, depicted, depicting)
    • define werkwoord (defines, defined, defining)
    • report werkwoord (reports, reported, reporting)
    • tell werkwoord (tells, told, telling)
    • recount werkwoord
    • cover werkwoord (covers, covered, covering)
    • explain werkwoord (explains, explained, explaining)
  5. to explain
    to inform; to brief; to instruct; to explain; to teach; to prepare; to train; to learn
    • inform werkwoord (informs, informed, informing)
    • brief werkwoord (briefs, briefed, briefing)
    • instruct werkwoord (instructs, instructed, instructing)
    • explain werkwoord (explains, explained, explaining)
    • teach werkwoord (teaches, taught, teaching)
    • prepare werkwoord (prepares, prepared, preparing)
    • train werkwoord (trains, trained, training)
    • learn werkwoord (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 werkwoord (explains, explained, explaining)
      • Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again1
    • excuse werkwoord (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 werkwoord (explains, explained, explaining)
      • He explained the laws of physics to his students1
    • explicate werkwoord
  8. to explain
    – define 1
    to explain
    – define 1
    • explain werkwoord (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!
  3. explained
  4. explaining
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

explain

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

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Verwante definities voor "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

Verwante synoniemen voor explain