🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

reexplicar

Pronunciation / Transliteration: reexplicar

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Re-explain/ˌriːɪkˈspleɪn/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O professor teve que reexplicar o conceito."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To explain something again, often to clarify or provide additional information.

    "After the meeting, I had to re-explain the project details to ensure everyone understood."
  2. 2

    To provide a new explanation for something that may have been misunderstood.

    "The teacher decided to re-explain the concept after several students expressed confusion."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 're-explain' is a compound word formed from the prefix 're-', meaning 'again', and the verb 'explain', which comes from the Latin 'explanare', meaning 'to make plain or clear'. The usage of 're-' in English dates back to the Middle English period, indicating repetition or return to a previous state.

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