Explain

//ɪkˈspleɪn//

Synonyms for "explain" (193 found)

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Closest matches (39)

Strong matches (58)

Related words (96)

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More general

7 entries

Antonyms

3 entries

Synonyms

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Related terms

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derived

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has subevent

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manner of

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related to

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Translations

189 translations across 90 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • shpjegoj verb (to make intelligible)

Ancient Greek

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  • ἐξηγέομαι verb (to make intelligible)
  • ἑρμηνεύω verb (to make intelligible)

Arabic

4 entries
  • أَبَانَ verb (to make intelligible)
  • شرح verb (to make intelligible)
  • شَرَحَ verb (to make intelligible)
  • فهم verb (to make intelligible)

Armenian

1 entries
  • բացատրել verb (to make intelligible)

Aromanian

1 entries
  • exiyisescu verb (to make intelligible)

Asturian

1 entries
  • esplicar verb (to make intelligible)

Azerbaijani

3 entries
  • açıqlamaq verb (to make intelligible)
  • başa salmaq verb (to make intelligible)
  • izah etmək verb (to make intelligible)

Basque

1 entries
  • azaldu verb (to make intelligible)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • аб'ясьня́ць verb (to make intelligible)
  • аб'ясьні́ць verb (to make intelligible)
  • растлума́чыць verb (to make intelligible)
  • тлума́чыць verb (to make intelligible)

Bengali

2 entries
  • বোঝান verb (to make intelligible)
  • ভাষ্য করা verb (to make intelligible)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • давам обяснения verb (excuse)
  • обясня́вам verb (to make intelligible)

Burmese

4 entries
  • ဖြေရှင်း verb (to make intelligible)
  • ဖွင့် verb (to make intelligible)
  • ရှင်းပြ verb (to make intelligible)
  • လင်း verb (to make intelligible)

Catalan

2 entries
  • explicar verb (to make intelligible)
  • explicar verb (excuse)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 解釋 /解释 verb (to make intelligible)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 解釋 /解释 verb (to make intelligible)
  • 說明 /说明 verb (to make intelligible)
  • 闡釋 /阐释 verb (to make intelligible)

Chuukese

1 entries
  • awewe verb (to make intelligible)

Czech

3 entries
  • vysvětlit verb (to make intelligible)
  • vysvětlit verb (excuse)
  • vysvětlovat verb (to make intelligible)

Danish

1 entries
  • forklare verb (to make intelligible)

Dutch

4 entries
  • toelichten verb (to make intelligible)
  • uitleggen verb (to make intelligible)
  • verklaren verb (to make intelligible)
  • verklaren verb (excuse)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • klarigi verb (to make intelligible)
  • pravigi verb (excuse)

Estonian

2 entries
  • seletama verb (to make intelligible)
  • selgitama verb (to make intelligible)

Finnish

3 entries
  • selittää verb (to make intelligible)
  • selittää verb (excuse)
  • selostaa verb (to make intelligible)

French

2 entries
  • expliquer verb (to make intelligible)
  • justifier verb (excuse)

Galician

2 entries
  • explicar verb (to make intelligible)
  • explicar verb (excuse)

Georgian

2 entries
  • ახსნა verb (to make intelligible)
  • განმარტება verb (to make intelligible)

German

3 entries
  • erklären verb (to make intelligible)
  • erklären verb (excuse)
  • erläutern verb (to make intelligible)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (to make intelligible)

Greek

1 entries
  • εξηγώ verb (to make intelligible)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • הִסְבִּיר verb (to make intelligible)

Hindi

1 entries
  • समझाना verb (to make intelligible)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • elmagyaráz verb (to make intelligible)
  • igazol verb (excuse)
  • indokol verb (excuse)
  • kifejt verb (to make intelligible)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • útskýra verb (to make intelligible)

Ido

1 entries
  • explikar verb (to make intelligible)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • menjelaskan verb (to make intelligible)

Ingrian

1 entries
  • toimittaa verb (to make intelligible)

Interlingua

1 entries
  • explicar verb (to make intelligible)

Irish

1 entries
  • mínigh verb (to make intelligible)

Italian

4 entries
  • chiosare verb (to make intelligible)
  • giustificare verb (excuse)
  • illustrare verb (to make intelligible)
  • motivare verb (excuse)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 教える verb (to make intelligible)
  • 説明する verb (to make intelligible)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • түсіндіру verb (to make intelligible)

Khmer

4 entries
  • បន្លែ verb (to make intelligible)
  • បំភ្លឺ verb (to make intelligible)
  • ពន្យល់ verb (to make intelligible)
  • សាធក verb (to make intelligible)

Korean

2 entries
  • 변명하다 verb (excuse)
  • 설명하다 verb (to make intelligible)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • түшүндүрүү verb (to make intelligible)

Lao

1 entries
  • ອະທິບາຍ verb (to make intelligible)

Latin

2 entries
  • explicō verb (to make intelligible)
  • explānō verb (to make intelligible)

Latvian

1 entries
  • skaidrot verb (to make intelligible)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • aiškinti verb (to make intelligible)
  • paaiškinti verb (to make intelligible)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • објасни verb (to make intelligible)
  • објаснува verb (to make intelligible)

Malay

1 entries
  • menjelaskan verb (to make intelligible)

Mirandese

1 entries
  • splicar verb (to make intelligible)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • тайлбарлах verb (to make intelligible)

Māori

2 entries
  • whakamahuki verb (to make intelligible)
  • whakamārama verb (to make intelligible)

Norman

1 entries
  • explyitchi verb (to make intelligible)

Northern Kurdish

4 entries
  • bas kirin verb (to make intelligible)
  • derbirin verb (to make intelligible)
  • fesîh kirin verb (to make intelligible)
  • qal kirin verb (to make intelligible)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • forklare verb (to make intelligible)

Occitan

1 entries
  • explicar verb (to make intelligible)

Old English

1 entries
  • reċċan verb (to make intelligible)

Pashto

1 entries
  • تشريح کول verb (to make intelligible)

Persian

2 entries
  • توضیح دادن verb (to make intelligible)
  • شرح دادن verb (to make intelligible)

Polish

4 entries
  • objaśniać verb (to make intelligible)
  • objaśnić verb (to make intelligible)
  • wyjaśniać verb (to make intelligible)
  • wyjaśnić verb (to make intelligible)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • explanar verb (to make intelligible)
  • explicar verb (to make intelligible)
  • explicar verb (excuse)
  • explicitar verb (to make intelligible)

Quechua

1 entries
  • alayrichiy verb (to make intelligible)

Romanian

1 entries
  • explica verb (to make intelligible)

Russian

4 entries
  • объясни́ть verb (to make intelligible)
  • объясня́ть verb (to make intelligible)
  • опра́вдывать verb (excuse)
  • оправда́ть verb (excuse)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • objàsniti verb (to make intelligible)
  • objàsniti verb (excuse)
  • rasvijetliti verb (excuse)
  • обја̀снити verb (to make intelligible)

Shan

1 entries
  • သပ်းလႅင်း verb (to make intelligible)

Slovak

1 entries
  • vysvetliť verb (to make intelligible)

Slovene

1 entries
  • pojasniti verb (to make intelligible)

Southern Altai

2 entries
  • учур айдар verb (to make intelligible)
  • чечип айдар verb (to make intelligible)

Spanish

3 entries
  • explanar verb (to make intelligible)
  • explicar verb (to make intelligible)
  • explicar verb (excuse)

Swedish

2 entries
  • förklara verb (to make intelligible)
  • förklara verb (excuse)

Tajik

2 entries
  • шарҳ додан verb (to make intelligible)
  • эзоҳ додан verb (to make intelligible)

Tamil

1 entries
  • விளக்கு verb (to make intelligible)

Tatar

1 entries
  • аңлатырга verb (to make intelligible)

Telugu

1 entries
  • వివరించు verb (to make intelligible)

Thai

4 entries
  • ชี้แจง verb (to make intelligible)
  • นิยาม verb (to make intelligible)
  • อธิบาย verb (to make intelligible)
  • แจง verb (to make intelligible)

Tocharian B

1 entries
  • ṣärp verb (to make intelligible)

Turkish

2 entries
  • açıklamak verb (to make intelligible)
  • izah etmek verb (to make intelligible)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • düşündirmek verb (to make intelligible)

Ukrainian

3 entries
  • поя́снювати verb (to make intelligible)
  • поясни́ти verb (to make intelligible)
  • поясня́ти verb (to make intelligible)

Unami

1 entries
  • wëntamasi verb (to make intelligible)

Urdu

1 entries
  • سمجھانا verb (to make intelligible)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • چۈشەندۈرمەك verb (to make intelligible)

Uzbek

2 entries
  • izohlamoq verb (to make intelligible)
  • tushuntirmoq verb (to make intelligible)

Venetan

1 entries
  • spiegar verb (to make intelligible)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • giải thích verb (to make intelligible)

Walloon

2 entries
  • espliker verb (to make intelligible)
  • spliker verb (to make intelligible)

Welsh

1 entries
  • egluro verb (to make intelligible)

West-Frisian

1 entries
  • útlizze verb (to make intelligible)

Yiddish

2 entries
  • דערקלערן verb (to make intelligible)
  • מסביר זײַן verb (to make intelligible)

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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It would take forever for me to explain everything.

Source: tatoeba (1347)

I can't explain it either.

Source: tatoeba (1452)

It would take me too much time to explain to you why it's not going to work.

Source: tatoeba (1496)

I'm so dumb... I'm trying to explain things to you that I don't understand myself.

Source: tatoeba (1497)

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