explained
verb
Form of explain , past tense of explain.
Simple meaning
To make plain, manifest.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ɪkspˈleɪnd
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
past tense of explain
To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.
past tense of explain
Make plain and comprehensible
“He explained the laws of physics to his students.”
past tense of explain
Serve as a reason or cause or justification of
past tense of explain
To give the reason for, justification for, or cause of.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.
Used this way, explained is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly warm, approving pull. It quietly approves while staying precise.
- Emotional tone
- Positive
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Gentle
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Clear and precise
- Usage feel
- Precise and approving
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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