Definition

Verb: - To explain something again, often from a different viewpoint or in a different way to improve understanding.

Usage

The verb "re-explain" is used when an initial explanation was insufficient, unclear, or misunderstood, and a second, often different, attempt at clarification is needed. It implies a deliberate effort to present the same information with a new perspective or simpler terms. - The concept was complex, so the teacher had to re-explain it using a simple analogy. - Could you re-explain the instructions? I didn't catch the first step.

Advanced Usage

• To re-explain oneself: To clarify one's own previous statements or intentions.
  • After causing confusion, the manager had to re-explain herself to the team.

Variants and Related Words

• Re-explanation (noun): The act or result of explaining something again.
  • His re-explanation of the policy made everything clear.

Synonyms

• Clarify: To make a statement or situation less confused and more comprehensible.
• Restate: To express the same message or idea again in different words.
• Elucidate: To make something clear; to explain.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs.)

Related Idioms

(There are no common idioms specifically using "re-explain".)

Verb

1. interpret from a different viewpoint