"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 • ...
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 • ...
1. help explain = pomóż wyjaśniać help explain
2. attempt to explain = próba wyjaśnienia attempt to explain
4. seek to explain = staraj się wyjaśnić seek to explain
5. fail to explain = nie potraf wyjaśnić fail to explain
6. help to explain = pomóż wyjaśnić help to explain
7. begin to explain = zacznij wyjaśniać begin to explain
8. used to explain = użyty by wyjaśnić used to explain
9. go to explain = idź do wyjaśniać go to explain
10. try explaining = spróbuj wyjaśniać try explaining
11. start explaining = zacznij wyjaśniać start explaining
12. begin explaining = zacznij wyjaśniać begin explaining
14. start to explain = zacznij wyjaśniać start to explain
  • I almost started to explain, but it didn't seem fair to hold up the other players.
  • You want to walk out, but he starts to explain the benefits.
  • "I've had a rather nice idea," he began and started to explain it to her.
  • He shook his head, held out a hand, started to explain.
  • I started to explain that we both wanted to participate so each of us could work with him at home, but she cut me off.
  • I got her to talk more about it, and she started to explain.
  • He started to explain, but it hurt too much to talk.
  • If George started to explain, he'd cut him off with another question.
  • I started to explain my new situation but he interrupted me.
  • I had a feeling he was blaming me for something, and started to explain.
15. struggle to explain = walka o wyjaśnienie struggle to explain
16. refuse to explain = odmów wyjaśnienia refuse to explain
17. keep explaining = kontynuuj wyjaśnianie keep explaining
(2) need, ask, want, like
Kolokacji: 6
(4) bother, seem
Kolokacji: 3
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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