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Detailed Synonyms for explain in Englisch

explain:

to explain Verb (explains, explained, explaining)

  1. to explain
    to explain; to make explicit; to make clear
    • explain Verb (explains, explained, explaining)
    • make explicit Verb (makes explicit, made explicit, making explicit)
    • make clear Verb (makes clear, made clear, making clear)
  2. to explain
    to elucidate; to clarify
    – make clear and (more) comprehensible 1
    • elucidate Verb (elucidates, elucidated, elucidating)
    • clarify Verb (clarifies, clarified, clarifying)
      • clarify the mystery surrounding her death1
    to exemplify; to explain; to expound; to illustrate; to throw light on
    • exemplify Verb (exemplifies, exemplified, exemplifying)
    • explain Verb (explains, explained, explaining)
    • expound Verb (expounds, expounded, expounding)
    • illustrate Verb (illustrates, illustrated, illustrating)
    • throw light on Verb (throws light on, threw light on, throwing light on)
  3. to explain
    to explain
    • explain Verb (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 Verb (says, said, saying)
    • expound Verb (expounds, expounded, expounding)
    • describe Verb (describes, described, describing)
    • depict Verb (depicts, depicted, depicting)
    • define Verb (defines, defined, defining)
    • report Verb (reports, reported, reporting)
    • tell Verb (tells, told, telling)
    • recount Verb
    • cover Verb (covers, covered, covering)
    • explain Verb (explains, explained, explaining)
  5. to explain
    to inform; to brief; to instruct; to explain; to teach; to prepare; to train; to learn
    • inform Verb (informs, informed, informing)
    • brief Verb (briefs, briefed, briefing)
    • instruct Verb (instructs, instructed, instructing)
    • explain Verb (explains, explained, explaining)
    • teach Verb (teaches, taught, teaching)
    • prepare Verb (prepares, prepared, preparing)
    • train Verb (trains, trained, training)
    • learn Verb (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 Verb (explains, explained, explaining)
      • Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again1
    • excuse Verb (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 Verb (explains, explained, explaining)
      • He explained the laws of physics to his students1
    • explicate Verb
  8. to explain
    – define 1
    to explain
    – define 1
    • explain Verb (explains, explained, explaining)
      • The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean1

Konjugationen für 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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Verwandte Definitionen für "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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