Meaning of "explain"

explain •

v.
• • 1. to make plain: magpaliwanag, ipaliwanag, liwanagin, magpalinaw, ipalinaw
  • 2. to explain by reasoning: mangatwiran, pangatwiranan

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interpret

v.
• • 1. to explain the meaning of: magpaliwanag, ipaliwanag
  • 2. to give a meaning to: magpakahulugan, ipakahulugan, pakahulugan

illustrate

v.
• • to make clear or explain by stories, examples,etc: maglarawan, ilarawan, magpakita, ipakita

unfold

v.
• • 1. to open the folds of, to spread out: magbukadkad, bumukadkad, bukadkarin, ibukadkad, magladlad, lumadlad, maladlad, iladlad
  • 2. to reveal, to show: magbunyag, ibunyag, maglahad, ilahad, magsiwalat, isiwalat
  • 3. to explain: magpaliwanag, ipaliwanag
  • 4. to open: magbuka, ibuka, magbukas, ibukas, buksan, magbukad, bumukad, ibukad

show

v.
• • 1. to let be seen, put in sight: magpakita, ipakita, pakitaan, pakita, magpamalas, ipamalas
  • 2. to be in sight: makita, matanaw
  • 3. to point out, direct, guide: magturo, ituro
  • 4. to make clear, explain: magpaliwanag, ipaliwanag
  • 5. to expose, put on display: magtanghal, itanghal, magpakita, ipakita

n.
• • 1. a showing: pagpapakita, pagtataas
  • 2. a display, showing off: parangya, pagpaparangya, pasikat, pagpapasikat
  • 3. appearance: bakas
  • 4. a false appearance: pagkukunwari, pagkukunuwari, balatkayo
  • 5. any kind of public exhibition or display: tanghalan, pagtatanghal
  • 6. a moving picture: pelikula, palabas
  • 7. for show, to attract attention: pakitang-tao, pantawag-pansin, pasikat
  • 8. to show off, display: magparangya, ipagparangya, magpasikat, ipagpasikat

mysterious

adj.
• • full of mystery, difficult to explain: mahiwaga, misteryoso/sa