explain

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

verb

1. make plain and comprehensible (Freq. 109)
- He explained the laws of physics to his students
• Syn:
explicate
• Derivationally related forms:
explication (for: explicate), explanatory, explanation
• Hypernyms:
inform
• Hyponyms:
rede, interpret, account for, naturalize, clarify,
clear up, elucidate, comment
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- Sam and Sue explain the movie
2. define (Freq. 9)
- The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean
• Derivationally related forms:
explanatory, explanation
• Hypernyms:
state, say, tell
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- They explain that there was a traffic accident
3. serve as a reason or cause or justification of (Freq. 7)
- Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work
- Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again
• Syn:
excuse
• Derivationally related forms:
explanation, excuse (for: excuse)
• Hypernyms:
justify, vindicate
• Hyponyms:
alibi
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  excuse, explicate