# explain

- **Language:** English
- **Level:** B1 (Intermediate)
- **Part of speech:** verb
- **Pronunciation:** /ɪkˈspleɪn/
- **English:** to make something clear by giving details
- **Persian:** توضیح دادن

## Example

> Can you explain how this works?
> می‌توانی توضیح بدهی این چطور کار می‌کند؟

## Word forms

- noun: explanation

## Synonyms

clarify

## Common phrases

- explain why
- explain to someone
- explain the rules

## Related words

- [advice](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/advice): an opinion about what someone should do (B1)
- [agree](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/agree): to have the same opinion as someone (B1)
- [describe](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/describe): to say what someone or something is like (B1)
- [recommend](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/recommend): to say that something is good and worth choosing (B1)
- [suggest](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/suggest): to put forward an idea or plan for others to consider (B1)
- [convince](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/convince): to make someone believe something or agree to do something (B2)
- [debate](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/debate): a formal discussion where people give different opinions (B2)
- [demonstrate](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/demonstrate): to show clearly that something is true or how it works (B2)

Source: https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/explain