verb
ADVERB
▪ in detail
▪
I ~ed the issues in great detail.
▪ fully
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The reasons for the accident have not been fully ~ed.
▪ adequately , properly , really , satisfactorily , well
▪ partially , partly
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This partly ~s why he was so late.
▪ exactly
▪ briefly
▪ quickly
▪ easily , readily , simply
▪
This phenomenon can be easily ~ed.
▪ clearly
▪ carefully
▪ calmly
▪ helpfully , patiently
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The doctor ~ed patiently what the treatment would be.
▪ concisely , succinctly
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The general principles behind the method used are ~ed clearly and concisely.
▪ excitedly
VERB + EXPLAIN
▪ be able to , be unable to , can
▪
I know I'm late, but I can ~ why.
▪ attempt to , seek to , try to
▪
It is a book which seeks to ~ the birth of Greek tragedy.
▪ help (to)
▪ purport to
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Many theories purport to ~ growth in terms of a single cause.
▪ be difficult to , be hard to
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It's difficult to ~ exactly how the system works.
▪ hasten to
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She saw his quick frown and hastened to ~.
▪ let sb
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Let me ~ what I mean.
PREPOSITION
▪ about
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She tried to ~ about her fears and anxieties.
▪ to
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She ~ed the plan to me very carefully.
PHRASES
▪ ~ everything
▪
I have a letter here which ~s everything.
▪ go a long way, some way, etc. towards/toward ~ing sth
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This goes some way towards/toward ~ing the hostility between the two groups.
Explain is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ article , ↑ difference , ↑ document , ↑ factor , ↑ leaflet , ↑ letter , ↑ page , ↑ paragraph , ↑ report , ↑ theory
Explain is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ absence , ↑ background , ↑ basics , ↑ complexity , ↑ concept , ↑ conduct , ↑ decision , ↑ detail , ↑ difference , ↑ disappearance , ↑ discrepancy , ↑ disparity , ↑ effect , ↑ existence , ↑ extent , ↑ fact , ↑ failure , ↑ feeling , ↑ finding , ↑ idea , ↑ implication , ↑ importance , ↑ inability , ↑ incidence , ↑ incident , ↑ meaning , ↑ motivation , ↑ motive , ↑ mystery , ↑ nature , ↑ occurrence , ↑ origin , ↑ paradox , ↑ phenomenon , ↑ popularity , ↑ predicament , ↑ principle , ↑ reason , ↑ reasoning , ↑ reluctance , ↑ rule , ↑ shift , ↑ similarity , ↑ situation , ↑ success , ↑ teaching , ↑ term , ↑ thing , ↑ thinking , ↑ variation , ↑ view , ↑ workings