explain
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The meaning (definition) of the word explain
to tell someone about something so they understand
The word explain used in a sentence
“Can you explain how your toy robot works to me?”
Words that mean the same as explain (synonyms)
telldescribe
How the word explain is said around the world
| French | expliquer |
| Spanish | explicar |
| Mandarin | 解释 |
| Hindi | व्याख्या करना |
| Arabic | يشرح |
| Russian | объяснять |
| Portuguese (EU) | explicar |
| Portuguese (BR) | explicar |
| Japanese | 説明する |
| German | erklären |
| Urdu | وضاحت کریں |
| Punjabi | ਸਮਝਾਓ |
| Korean | 설명하다 |
| Hebrew | לְהַסבִּיר |
| Greek | εξηγώ |
| Dutch | uitleggen |
| Filipino | ipaliwanag |
| Vietnamese | giải thích |
| Turkish | açıklamak |
| Persian | توضیح دهید |
| Polish | wyjaśnić |
| Ukrainian | пояснити |
| Bengali | ব্যাখ্যা করুন |
| Swedish | förklara |
| Italian | spiegare |
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