EXPLAIN (SOMETHING) AWAY

Meaning of EXPLAIN (SOMETHING) AWAY in English

explain something ↔ away phrasal verb ( see also ↑ explain )

to make something seem less important or bad by giving reasons for it:

The difference in the treatment they receive is hard to explain away.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

EXPLAIN SOMETHING AWAY — minimize the significance of something embarrassing by giving an excuse or justification. → explain
Concise Oxford English vocab
AWAY — I. əˈwā adverb Etymology: Middle English away, on way, from Old English aweg, onweg, from a- (I) , on + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EXPLAIN — ikˈsplān, ek- verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English explanen, from Latin explanare to level, make plain or clear, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EXPLAIN — — explainable , adj. — explainer, explanator /ek"spleuh nay'teuhr/ , n. /ik splayn"/ , v.t. 1. to make plain or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AWAY — /euh way"/ , adv. 1. from this or that place; off: to go away. 2. aside; to another place; in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AWAY — I. ə-ˈwā adverb Date: before 12th century 1. : on the way : along get away early 2. : from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EXPLAIN — verb Etymology: Middle English explanen, from Latin explanare, literally, to make level, from ex- + planus level, flat — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EXPLAIN — vi to give an explanation. 2. explain ·adj to flatten; to spread out; to unfold; to expand. 3. explain ·adj …
Webster English vocab
AWAY — adv from a place; hence. 2. away ·adv aside; off; in another direction. 3. away ·adv from a state or …
Webster English vocab
EXPLAIN — [ex.plain] vb [ME explanen, fr. L explanare, lit., to make level, fr. ex- + planus level, flat--more at floor] vt …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AWAY — [away] adv (bef. 12c) 1: on the way: along "get ~ early" 2: from this or that place: hence, thence …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EXPLAIN — explain BrE AmE ɪk ˈspleɪn ek-, ək- ▷ explain|ed d ▷ explain|ing ɪŋ ▷ explain|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOMETHING — / ˈsʌmθɪŋ; NAmE / pronoun , adverb ■ pronoun 1. a thing that is not known or mentioned by name …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EXPLAIN — / ɪkˈspleɪn; NAmE / verb 1. explain sth (to sb) to tell sb about sth in a way that makes …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AWAY — / əˈweɪ; NAmE / adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of away in phrasal verbs, look at the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EXPLAIN — ex ‧ plain S1 W1 /ɪkˈspleɪn/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive] [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ unexplained , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AWAY — I. a ‧ way 1 S1 W1 /əˈweɪ/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: onweg , aweg …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EXPLAIN — v.tr. 1 make clear or intelligible with detailed information etc. (also absol. : let me explain). 2 (foll. by that …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AWAY — adv., adj., & n. --adv. 1 to or at a distance from the place, person, or thing in question (go …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EXPLAIN — v.tr. 1 make clear or intelligible with detailed information etc. (also absol. : let me explain). 2 (foll. by that …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AWAY — adv., adj., & n. adv. 1 to or at a distance from the place, person, or thing in question (go …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EXPLAIN — v.tr. 1. make clear or intelligible with detailed information etc. (also absol. : let me explain). 2 (foll. by that …
Oxford English vocab
AWAY — adv., adj., & n. --adv. 1. to or at a distance from the place, person, or thing in question (go …
Oxford English vocab
SOMETHING — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use something to refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EXPLAIN — ( explains, explaining, explained) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AWAY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Away' is often used with verbs …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ... or anything/something spoken (= or something of the same kind ) ▪ Would you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EXPLAIN — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES describe/explain sth in detail ▪ The doctor spent time describing the treatment in detail to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AWAY — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a car drives off/away ▪ The police car drove off at top speed. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMETHING — [pronoun] - an object, situation, quality or action which is not exactly known or statedThere's something sharp in my shoe.Something …
Cambridge English vocab
EXPLAIN — [verb] - to make (something) clear or easy to understand by describing or giving information about itIf there's anything you …
Cambridge English vocab
AWAY
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
EXPLAIN — v. Function: verb 1 to make something comprehensible or more comprehensible FF1C; a commentary that explains the allegory FF1E; Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AWAY
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AWAY — adj. Function: adverb 1 from this or that place FF1C; come away at once FF1E; Synonyms: hence, thence Related Words: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AWAY — I. adverb 1. from this or that place come away at once Synonyms: hence, thence Related Word: forth, out, therefrom …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
EXPLAIN — verb 1. to make something comprehensible or more comprehensible a commentary that explains the allegory Synonyms: construe, explicate, expound, interpret, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
EXPLAIN — verb ADVERB ▪ in detail ▪ I ~ed the issues in great detail. ▪ fully ▪ The reasons for the …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
EXPLAIN — INDEX: 1. to explain something 2. what you say when you are going to explain something 3. to explain something …
Longman Activator English vocab
EXPLAIN — See ↑ EXPLAIN 1, ↑ REASON 4,6 ◆◆◆ • ↑ let me explain
Longman Activator English vocab
AWAY — See ↑ DISTANCE 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a long way off/far off/far away • ↑ at once/right away • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
AWAY — adj. 25B6; adverb she began to walk away : OFF, from here, from there. stay away from the trouble : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
EXPLAIN — v. 1 interpret, define, explicate, detail, delineate, make plain, simplify, spell out, resolve, get across, clarify, clear up, elucidate, illustrate, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
EXPLAIN — verb BAD : Your teachers will explain you where you are going to stay. GOOD : Your teachers will explain …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SOMETHING — 1. мест.; неопред.; как сущ. кое-что, нечто, что-нибудь, что-то; до некоторой степени He is something of an artist. ≈ Он …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EXPLAIN — гл. 1) объяснять; раскрывать, разъяснять; изъяснять, толковать (значение) (to) to explain satisfactorily ≈ толково объяснять to explain by giving an …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AWAY — нареч. 1) обозначает : а) отдаленность от данного места далеко; б) отдаленность во времени давно away from home ≈ вдали …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMETHING — something.ogg 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
EXPLAIN — explain.ogg ıkʹspleın v 1. объяснять to explain the meaning of a word - объяснить значение слова explain this problem to …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AWAY — away.ogg 1. əʹweı a 1. predic 1> отсутствующий, в отсутствии to be away - отсутствовать; уехать he is away - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
EXPLAIN — explain гл.1) объяснять; раскрывать, разъяснять; изъяснять, толковать (значение; to) to explain satisfactorily — толково объяснять to explain by giving an …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SOMETHING — 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - он …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
EXPLAIN — v 1. объяснять to explain the meaning of a word - объяснить значение слова explain this problem to me - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AWAY — 1. əʹweı a 1. predic 1> отсутствующий, в отсутствии to be away - отсутствовать; уехать he is away - он …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
EXPLAIN — гл. 1) объяснять; раскрывать, разъяснять; изъяснять, толковать ( значение ) to explain satisfactorily — толково объяснять to explain by giving …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
AWAY — нареч. 1) а) ( отдаленность от данного места ) далеко away from home — вдали от дома б) ( отдаленность …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
EXPLAIN — гл. 1) объяснять; раскрывать, разъяснять; изъяснять, толковать (значение) to explain satisfactorily — толково объяснять to explain by giving an example — объяснять на …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
AWAY — нареч. 1) а) (отдаленность от данного места) далеко away from home — вдали от дома б) (отдаленность во времени) давно away back in 1910 — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
EXPLAIN — _v. 1> объяснять; толковать (значение) 2> оправдывать, объяснять (поведение) - explain oneself - explain away _Syn: clarify
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
AWAY — _adv. 1> обозначает отдаление от данного места далеко и т. п.; away from home - вдали от дома; he is …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
EXPLAIN — v. 1. объяснять; толковать (значение) 2. оправдывать, объяснять (поведение) - explain oneself - explain away Syn: clarify
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
AWAY — adv. 1. обозначает отдаление от данного места далеко и т. п.; away from home - вдали от дома; he is …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
EXPLAIN — _v. 1> объяснять; толковать (значение) 2> оправдывать, объяснять (поведение); to explain oneself объясниться; представить объяснения (в своё оправдание); explain away …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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