explain to

explain someone or something to someone

to give information or instruction about someone or something to someone. Please explain it to me. Can you explain Andrew to me?
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I will explain to the sentries that Mohammed Beyd has ordered me to take your body into the jungle.
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They took advantage of this fact to explain to them that this distance was obtained by measuring the parallax of the moon.
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We try to explain to them prior [to negotiating] that it's a different process," says Joseph, the Ohio union representative.
A (not so) hard bargain: contract negotiations have become a whole lot less contentious in many districts today, as the tenets of interest-based bargaining take hold
And how could I explain to Benny that he had to suffer because a computer at the credit-card company had added a one to our address, the card had been returned and canceled, and Fed Ex would not deliver the replacement until Monday.
POOR BENNY DESERVED MUCH BETTER
While I tried to be brief and to the point with my explanation, as usual, I made a mountain out of a molehill and began to explain to her the art and science of metalcasting.
They have to feel and see it
We also are very careful to fully explain to the expatriate's company what is standard for rental contracts in Japan; as contract terms in Japan can be quite different from those in other countries.
The relocation professionals: sometimes trusting the experts is the best bet for stressed out expats trying to navigate a new culture
The scheme involved volumes of thick contracts, letters of intent, secrecy clauses, and a host of other financial terms that the investor really never understood and could not explain to the detective.
Investment Fraud
While many people in business have character and principles, not all of them can effectively explain to others why business ethics is a required consideration.
Is this any of our business?
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