explain, v.
(explained, explaining, explains)
freq. cnt. 125
(explained, explaining, explains)
freq. cnt. 125
make plain and comprehensible
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 109 freq. cnt.: 109
explain explicate
sample sentences
"He explained the laws of physics to his students"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sam and Sue %s the movie
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sam and Sue %s the movie
lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
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semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
define
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9
explain
sample sentences
"The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean"verb frames
Somebody ----s that CLAUSEThey %s that there was a traffic accident
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
serve as a reason or cause or justification of
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 2
excuse explain
sample sentences
"Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work""Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again"
verb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form