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'explain' - used as a verb
1. make plain and comprehensible
He explained the laws of physics to his students
2. define
The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean
3. serve as a reason or cause or justification of
Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again

derived forms
1. Explain / Past
explained
2. Explain / Third Person
explains
3. Explain / Present Participle
explaining
Variations of 'explain'
 
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