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Verb explain (third-person singular simple present explains, present participle explaining, simple past and past participle explained) (transitive) To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear …
- excuse Derived forms: explained, explaining, explains Type of: inform, justify, say, state, tell, vindicate Encyclopedia: Explain expiative expiator expiatory expiration expiration date expiratory expire expired …
(informal) Oh well then, that explains it (= I understand now why something happened). The phenomenon is partly explained by the fact that global temperatures are rising.
We asked him to explain his reasons to us. Can you explain why no one was informed earlier? Well, that explains it! That explains why we we're so far behind schedule.