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explained

/ɪkˈspleɪnd/

Translations

explainedpast participle

Used adjectivally to mean ‘made clear; clarified’.

expliquéAu sens de « rendu clair, rendu compréhensible ».

The explained instructions were easy to follow.

Les instructions expliquées étaient faciles à suivre.

explainverb

explained

Past Simple

explained

Past Simple

explained

Past Participle

explaining

Gerund

/ɪkˈspleɪn/

The teacher explained the math problem to the students.

Le professeur a expliqué le problème de mathématiques aux élèves.

Synonyms

account for

explainedpast participle

Made clear or understandable; clarified.

After several revisions, the instructions became fully explained.

explainverb

To make something clear or easy to understand by describing or giving information about it.

The teacher explained the math problem to the students.

To give a reason for something or to justify an action or event.

He explained why he was late to the meeting.

To serve as the cause of or reason for; to account for.

Her accent explains why some people thought she was foreign.