to explain

Definition of to explain in English English dictionary: splain
Den, he confided, I 'splained to de release man 'bout lookin' fur a settin'-down job, an' he jes' sorta motioned to de do'..; To make flat, smooth out; To give a valid excuse for some past behavior; 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 unfold or make visible; This may imply reasoning or some reference to theory, depending on the context; Relate cause and effect; make the relationships between things evident; provide why and/or how; {f} illustrate, elucidate, interpret, describe; {v} to illustrate, clear up, show, expound; To flatten; to spread out; to unfold; to expand; 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; An understanding of why the developmental phenomenon under study occurs; If you explain something that has happened, you give people reasons for it, especially in an attempt to justify it. `Let me explain, sir.' --- `Don't tell me about it. I don't want to know.' Before she ran away, she left a note explaining her actions Hospital discipline was broken. Amy would have to explain herself Explain why you didn't telephone The receptionist apologized for the delay, explaining that it had been a hectic day; make palin and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students"; To give an explanation; define; "The committe explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean"; serve as a reason or cause or justification of; "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce amy explain her reluctance to date again"; Asks candidates to describe clearly, make intelligible and give reasons for a concept, process, relationship or development; In explanatory answers it is imperative that you clarify and interpret the material you present In such an answer it is best to state the "how or why," reconcile any differences in opinion or experimental results, and, where possible, state causes The aim is to make plain the conditions which give rise to whatever you are examining; make palin and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students" define; "The committe explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean; The word 'explain' in a question requires the student to give a reason or reasons No comment required really; clarify, tell details; If you explain something, you give details about it or describe it so that it can be understood. Not every judge, however, has the ability to explain the law in simple terms Don't sign anything until your solicitor has explained the contract to you Professor Griffiths explained how the drug appears to work `He and Mrs Stein have a plan,' she explained I explained that each person has different ideas of what freedom is; make known in detail; make plain or interpret; examine reasons and causes In such a question facts are most important; define; "The committe explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean; Prints the entire decision tree back to the Observations, initial Modes, and Mode Transitions; To say why; a Z39 50 service added in version 3 which allows a client to discover information about a server, such as available databases, supported attribute sets and record syntaxes; to make plain or understandable; to show the logical development of relationships Like discussing an item, explaining an item or concept is normally open-ended and will require the use of more than one strategy of development; Make plain Account for Clarify, interpret, and spell out the material you present, giving reasons for important features or developments