Explain (Verb)
Meaning 1
Serve as a reason or cause or justification of; "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 2
Define; "The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 3
Make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.