EXPLAIN definition: to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible. See examples of explain used in a sentence.

explain, expound, explicate, elucidate, interpret mean to make something clear or understandable. explain implies a making plain or intelligible what is not immediately obvious or entirely known.

EXPLAIN meaning: 1. to make something clear or easy to understand by describing or giving information about it: 2…. Learn more.

Definition of explain verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

explain /ɪkˈspleɪn/ vb (when tr, may take a clause as object) to make (something) comprehensible, esp by giving a clear and detailed account of the relevant structure, operation, surrounding …

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 …

Synonyms: explain, elucidate, explicate, interpret, construe These verbs mean to make the nature or meaning of something understandable. Explain is the most widely applicable: The professor …

1 day ago · explain (third-person singular simple present explains, present participle explaining, simple past and past participle explained) (transitive) To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to …

explain, v. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

EXPLAIN meaning: 1 : to make (something) clear or easy to understand; 2 : to tell, show, or be the reason for or cause of something