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"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 • ...
frequent collocations
Kolokacji: 57
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 25
(1) thing, effect
Kolokacji: 2
(2) matter, problem, interest, concern, business, ...
Kolokacji: 8
(3) decision, choice, vote
Kolokacji: 3
(4) action, behavior, role, part, process, ...
Kolokacji: 16
(5) position, theory, concept, way, fact, ...
Kolokacji: 11
(6) plan, purpose, idea, philosophy, intention, ...
Kolokacji: 9
(7) presence, absence, lack
Kolokacji: 3
(8) view, aspect, importance, nature, popularity, ...
Kolokacji: 8
(9) success, failure, change, loss, death, ...
Kolokacji: 7
(10) reasoning, reason, case, rationale, thinking, ...
Kolokacji: 7
(11) attempt, crime
Kolokacji: 2
(12) origin, name
Kolokacji: 2
(13) policy, strategy
Kolokacji: 2
(14) phenomenon, chance, event, reaction, response, ...
Kolokacji: 6
(15) difference, variation, discrepancy, departure, variance
Kolokacji: 5
(16) situation, right, Hitler, anomaly, fossil
Kolokacji: 5
(17) meaning, point, observation, significance, detail, ...
Kolokacji: 11
(18) feeling, desire, vision, dream
Kolokacji: 4
(19) lot, relationship, condition, circumstance, finding, ...
Kolokacji: 6
(20) time, history, life, past
Kolokacji: 4
(21) motive, motivation, need, silence
Kolokacji: 5
(22) technique, rate
Kolokacji: 2
(23) predicament, plight
Kolokacji: 2
(24) attraction, fascination, gravity, altruism
Kolokacji: 4
(25) reluctance, willingness
Kolokacji: 2
1. explain one's reluctance = wyjaśniać czyjś niechęć explain one's reluctance
  • It also explains our allies' reluctance to join us in this war.
  • But economics could help explain the public's reluctance, too.
  • George explains his reluctance, since he knows it will destroy any chance for a relationship between them.
  • At least, that's the rational way of explaining their reluctance to come here.
  • About 150 people have replied so far, from 25 states, and they explained their reluctance to comply with the guidelines in various ways.
  • The trouble was, she had never been able to explain her reluctance rationally, even to herself.
  • Which might begin to explain my reluctance to talk about Claire when you first began to call.
  • This may explain its reluctance to come out of four wheel drive.
  • She explains her reluctance to commit to him, but then the two make love.
  • She stumbled trying to explain her reluctance to seek help.
2. explain one's willingness = wyjaśniać czyjś chęć explain one's willingness
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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