explain

Betekenis (Engels)

To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.
To give a valid excuse for past behavior.
(obsolete) To make flat, smooth out.
(obsolete) To unfold or make visible.
To make something plain or intelligible.

uitleggen

verklaren

duidelijk maken

becommentariëren

te verstaan geven

laten groeien

doen groeien

voorhouden

duiden op

elucidate

make clear

illustrate

declare

make understand

comment on

make plain

decribe

give an explanation

give to

make aware

make evident

make visible

speak about

set forth

set free

tell a story

dispel doubts

give a reason

describe minu-tely

elucidate a point

give details

offer a reason

give state reason

give an accounting for

Frequentie

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɪkˈspleɪn/

From Middle English explanen, from Old French explaner, from Latin explanō (“I flatten, spread out, make plain or clear, explain”), from ex- (“out”) + planō (“I flatten, make level”), from planus (“level, plain”); see plain and plane. Compare esplanade, splanade. Displaced Old English reċċan.

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