explain
verb (used with object)
to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible.
explains
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present tense formof explain (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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That’s the Five Ps at work, his father explains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
"The charge a droplet acquires as it slides depends heavily on the specific surface -- we measured differences of up to a factor of ten," explains Zhongyuan Ni, the study's first author.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
Snoring is caused by the vibration of the soft tissues in our upper airways during sleep, explains Dr Clare Simon, a dentist with a special interest in dental sleep medicine.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Alex Kirshner explains why Michigan’s latest controversy has spectators contemplating the nature of time itself.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026
“I call what I have CO-PTSD,” Uncle Ty explains.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
