"explain" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

explain verbo

explain + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 136
explain things • explain matters • explain one's decision • explain one's actions • explain one's behavior • explain one's position • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 25
(1) thing, effect
Kolokacji: 2
(3) decision, choice, vote
Kolokacji: 3
(7) presence, absence, lack
Kolokacji: 3
(11) attempt, crime
Kolokacji: 2
(12) origin, name
Kolokacji: 2
(13) policy, strategy
Kolokacji: 2
2. chance to explain = okazja by wyjaśnić chance to explain
4. explain one's reaction = wyjaśniać czyjś reakcja explain one's reaction
5. explain one's response = wyjaśniać czyjś odpowiedź explain one's response
  • It may be, and probably is, the case that we do not have the proper analogs to "explain" the results.
  • Mr. Brown is expected today to explain the results of that investigation to the victims' families.
  • Professionals who are qualified to explain the results of the testing.
  • Knowing the conditions surrounding them goes quite a long way toward explaining the results.
  • How do we explain the results shown in Figure 3.12?
  • That this carcinogen was taken may explain the unexpected results.
  • Scientists then formed hypotheses to explain the results of these experiments.
  • In this case a macroscopic theory can be applied to explain the results.
  • However the displayed images suggested another effect, which was quite strong enough to explain the experimental results.
  • Method number four is to explain to children the likely results of their actions.
(18) feeling, desire, vision, dream
Kolokacji: 4
(20) time, history, life, past
Kolokacji: 4
(22) technique, rate
Kolokacji: 2
(23) predicament, plight
Kolokacji: 2
(25) reluctance, willingness
Kolokacji: 2
verbo + explain
Kolokacji: 32
help explain • attempt to explain • try to explain • seek to explain • fail to explain • help to explain • begin to explain • need to explain • ...
explain + preposición
Kolokacji: 30
explain to • explain by • explain about • explain in • explain during • ...
explain + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 105
fully explain • partly explain • explain patiently • explained away • easily explained • clearly explain • later explain • further explain • ...

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