Explain
Translation- Explain
- Explain Ex*plain" ([e^]ks*pl[=a]n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Explained}([e^]ks*pl[=a]nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Explaining}.]
[L. explandare to flatten, spread out, explain; ex out +
plandare to make level or plain, planus plain: cf. OF.
esplaner, explaner. See {Plain},a., and cf. {Esplanade}.]
1. To flatten; to spread out; to unfold; to expand. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
The horse-chestnut is . . . ready to explain its leaf. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
2. To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to expound; to unfold and illustrate the meaning of; as, to explain a chapter of the Bible. [1913 Webster]
Commentators to explain the difficult passages to you. --Gay. [1913 Webster]
{To explain away}, to get rid of by explanation. ``Those explain the meaning quite away.'' --Pope.
Syn: To expound; interpret; elucidate; clear up. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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explain — 1> объяснять Ex: to explain the meaning of a word объяснить значение слова Ex: explain this problem to me объясните мне эту задачу Ex: explain to me what this means объясните мне, что это значит 2> оправдываться, давать объяснения Ex: he was… … Новый большой англо-русский словарь
explain — v. 1) объяснять; толковать (значение) 2) оправдывать, объяснять(поведение) explain oneself explain away Syn: see clarify … Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
Explain — Ex*plain , v. i. To give an explanation. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
explain — explainable, adj. explainer, explanator /ek spleuh nay teuhr/, n. /ik splayn /, v.t. 1. to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. 2. to make known in detail: to explain how to do something. 3. to… … Universalium
explain — verb Etymology: Middle English explanen, from Latin explanare, literally, to make level, from ex + planus level, flat more at floor Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to make known < explain the secret of your success > b. to make plain or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
explain — ɪksˈpleɪn гл. 1) объяснять; раскрывать, разъяснять; изъяснять, толковать (значение) (to) to explain satisfactorily ≈ толково объяснять to explain by giving an example ≈ объяснять на примере She explained the … Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь
explain — 1) изъяснить 2) изъяснять 3) объснять 4) толковать explain by giving an example объснять на примере … Англо-русский технический словарь
explain — verb /ɛkˈspleɪn,ɪkˈspleɪn/ a) 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;… … Wiktionary
explain away — оправдываться The criminal tried to explain away the falsesignature, but it was clear that he was guilty … Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
explain oneself — объясниться; представить объяснения (в свое оправдание) … Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
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