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give a detailed explanation — index explicate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
give an explanation — index elucidate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
give someone the benefit of the doubt — give (someone) the benefit of the doubt to believe something good about someone, rather than something bad, when you have the possibility of doing either. After hearing his explanation, I was prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt … New idioms dictionary
give the benefit of the doubt — give (someone) the benefit of the doubt to believe something good about someone, rather than something bad, when you have the possibility of doing either. After hearing his explanation, I was prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt … New idioms dictionary
explanation — [[t]e̱kspləne͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ explanations 1) N COUNT: also of/in N If you give an explanation of something that has happened, you give people reasons for it, especially in an attempt to justify it. She told the court she would give a full… … English dictionary
explanation — ex|pla|na|tion W2S3 [ˌekspləˈneıʃən] n 1.) [U and C] the reasons you give for why something happened or why you did something ▪ I think you owe me an explanation (=you should explain to me) . explanation of/for ▪ There is no convincing… … Dictionary of contemporary English
explanation */*/*/ — UK [ˌekspləˈneɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms explanation : singular explanation plural explanations 1) a reason you give for something that has happened or something you have done I expected an explanation and an apology.… … English dictionary
explanation — ex|pla|na|tion [ ,eksplə neıʃn ] noun count or uncount *** 1. ) a reason you give for something that has happened or something you have done: I expected an explanation and an apology. explanation for: The explanation for this is simple.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
explanation — n. 1) to give, offer, provide an explanation 2) to accept an explanation 3) a lucid; rational; satisfactory; simple; unsatisfactory explanation 4) an explanation for 5) an explanation that + clause (they accepted her explanation that she had been … Combinatory dictionary
explanation — Since so much of life both inside and outside the study is concerned with finding explanations of things, it would be desirable to have a concept of what counts as a good explanation, and what distinguishes good from bad. Under the influence of… … Philosophy dictionary
