explaining (B1)
verb
Pronunciation: /ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ/
Definition
Making something clear or easy to understand by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts or ideas.
Examples
He spent hours explaining the new software to his colleagues.
Can you start explaining your reasoning?
The manual is explaining how to assemble the furniture.
How to Use explaining
- explain to someone (prepositional phrase)
- To make something clear to a particular person. — "I tried explaining the situation to my boss."
- explain something (collocation)
- To provide details or reasons for something. — "Could you explain the rules of the game?"
- explain how (collocation)
- To describe the method or process of doing something. — "The video is explaining how to bake a cake."
- explain that (collocation)
- To state or describe something as a fact. — "She explained that she would be late for the meeting."
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