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plains

/pleɪnz/

Translations

plainnoun

plains

/pleɪn/

plaine

Herds of bison once roamed the North American plain.

Des troupeaux de bisons parcouraient autrefois la plaine nord-américaine.

Synonyms

level land

plainverb

plains

plained

Past Simple

plained

Past Participle

plaining

Gerund

Archaic; seldom used in modern English.

Additional translations

expliquerSens archaïque: rendre clair, expliciter.

se plaindreSens archaïque.

Synonyms

make clear

Definitions

plainnoun

An extensive area of level or gently rolling land with few trees.

Herds of bison once roamed the North American plain.

plainverb

(Archaic) To lament or complain.

The peasants plained of their hardships to the lord.

(Archaic) To make plain or explain; clarify.

He patiently plained the difficult passages for his pupils.