Definizione monolingua

explain

explain (third-person singular simple present explains, present participle explaining, simple past and past participle explained)

1. 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.
2. To give a valid excuse for some past behavior.
3. (obsolete) To make flat, smooth out.
4. (obsolete) To unfold or make visible.

Definizione dizionario explain

	spiegare
	report
	To inform about the reason for something, how something works, or how to do something.

	interpretare
	To give the meaning or intention of.

chiarire

commentare

decifrare

definire

delucidare

dibattere

dichiarare

esporre

rendere visibile

schiarire

Altri significati:

(obsolete) To make flat, smooth out.

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.

explain (why) (ii)

To give a valid excuse for some past behavior.

(obsolete) To unfold or make visible.

excuse