English
Etymology
From L. explanare, from ex- + planus.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�k�spleɪn/, /ɪk�spleɪn/
audio|en-us-explain.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪn|-eɪn
Verb
en-verb
- obsolete To make flat, smooth out.
- obsolete To unfold or make visible.
- To give a sufficiently detailed report about (a) the reason for something, about why something happened, about a causal chain of events; about (b) how something works, about how elements in a system interact; about (c) how to do something, about the steps which need to be accomplished in order to accomplish a certain goal.
- To give a valid excuse for some past behavior.
Related terms
explanation
explain away
Translations
trans-top|report
Catalan: t|ca|explicar
Chinese: 解�, 解�
Dutch: uitleggen, verklaren
Finnish: selittää
French: expliquer
German: erklären, erläutern
Greek: εξηγή�ει
Italian: spiegare
trans-mid
Korean: ���� (seolmyeonghada)
Kurdish: �irove kirin, îzah kirin, fesîh kirin, zelal kirin, ron kirin, �ayesandin, �ayes kirin, �ayes dan, sêwer kirin, bas kirin, qal kirin, vegotin, derbirin, wesf dan, saloxandin, salox kirin, teswîr kirin, tesewir kirin
Portuguese: explicar
Romanian: t|ro|explica
Russian: об���ни��
Slovene: pojasniti
Spanish: explicar
Swedish: förklara
Telugu: వివరి��� (vivariMchu)
trans-bottom
trans-top|excuse
Dutch: verklaren
trans-mid
Finnish: selittää
German: erklären
Korean: ���� (byeonmyeonghada)
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et:explain
el:explain
es:explain
fr:explain
io:explain
id:explain
it:explain
ku:explain
hu:explain
ja:explain
pl:explain
fi:explain
sv:explain
ta:explain
te:explain
vi:explain
zh:explain
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