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B1. the details or reasons that someone gives to make something clear or easy to understand: What's your explanation for the team's poor performance? Could you give me a quick explanation of how it works? Fewer examples. the most likely explanation. an unconvincing explanation. She stared at him, waiting for an explanation.
[countable, uncountable] a statement, fact, or situation that tells you why something happened; a reason given for something The most likely explanation is that his plane was delayed. to offer/provide an explanation explanation (for something) I can't think of any possible explanation for his absence. explanation (for doing something) She didn't...
EXPLANATION meaning: 1 : the act or process of making something clear or easy to understand the act or process of telling, showing, or being the reason for or cause of something; 2 : something (such as a statement or fact) that explains something often + for or of.
