Ways of explaining or clarifying
pure and simple phrase
used for saying that there is no additional explanation for something
as adverb, conjunction, preposition
used for giving the reason for something
because conjunction
used for introducing facts that explain why you believe that something is true
besides adverb, preposition
used when you are adding another stronger reason to support what you are saying
explain verb
used when you want someone to understand and forgive you
i.e. abbreviation
used when you are explaining exactly what you mean by something
inasmuch as conjunction
used for adding a comment that explains or makes clearer what you have just said
inasmuch as conjunction
used for adding a comment that limits what you have just said
look at phrase
used for giving an example that proves that what you are saying is true
nay interjection
an old word used for correcting yourself when you think of a better way of expressing something
precisely adverb
used for adding emphasis to a reason or explanation
since adverb, conjunction, preposition
used when explaining why someone does something or why a situation exists
that adverb, conjunction, determiner, pronoun
used when explaining why someone feels sad, angry, happy etc
witness verb
used before you give an example that proves what you have just said
after all phrase
used when giving a reason to explain what you have just said
as a matter of fact phrase
used when you are going to disagree with or correct what has just been said
as if phrase
used when you are describing something and you imagine an explanation for it that you know is not the real one
as much as anything phrase
used for saying that something is one of the main reasons for a situation, feeling etc
at bottom phrase
used when explaining the basic cause or nature of something
being ... phrase
used for giving an explanation of something
by extension phrase
used for explaining that a particular person or thing is affected by something only because they are connected to what you have just mentioned
can't begin to imagine/understand/explain etc phrase
used for emphasizing that something is very difficult to imagine, understand etc
due to unforeseen circumstances phrase
used in official statements for explaining that something unexpected has happened that will prevent an event or situation from continuing normally
for example phrase
used when mentioning something that shows the type of thing that you are talking about and helps to explain what you mean
for instance phrase
for example
for one reason or another phrase
used for saying that there is more than one reason for something
for one thing phrase
used when mentioning one reason for something as an example, when there are several reasons
for one thing ... (for another thing) phrase
used for giving a reason for something
for reasons of economy/safety/security etc phrase
used for showing why a particular thing is done
for want of a better word/phrase/term phrase
used for saying that you cannot think of a more exact way of describing or explaining what you mean
I mean (to say) phrase
used for adding a comment or explaining what you have just said
in case phrase
used for explaining why you are doing something
in other words phrase
used for introducing another way of saying or explaining something, especially a more simple way
in that phrase
used for introducing an explanation of what you have just said, showing in what way it is true
in the first place phrase
used for stating the most basic reason for something
in the interest(s) of something phrase
in order to preserve, develop, or achieve something
it's just that ... phrase
used when you are explaining your reaction to something
it's not that ... it's just that phrase
used when you are explaining why you are doing something
I tell a lie phrase
used when you realize that something you have just said is not correct
judging by/from something phrase
used for giving the reason why you think something is true
no rhyme or reason phrase
used for emphasizing that there is no reason or explanation for something
on this/that account phrase
used when giving the reason for something
pure and simple phrase
used for saying that there is no additional explanation for something
there it is/there you are/there you go phrase
used when a situation is not satisfactory but there is nothing that you can do to make it better
someone can only do something phrase
used for saying that you can only think of one explanation for something
so to speak phrase
used for showing that you have expressed something in an unusual way
that is (to say) phrase
used when explaining more clearly what you have just said
that is (to say) phrase
used when you are going to correct something that you have just said
that is to say phrase
used for explaining something that you have just said in a more exact way
thereby hangs a tale phrase
used for saying that there is a story connected with the fact that you have just mentioned
therein lies something phrase
used for explaining the effect of a situation that you have just described
the rest is history phrase
used when explaining how something happened, to say that you have reached the part of the story that everyone knows
the thing is phrase
used for introducing an answer, comment, or explanation related to something that was just mentioned
the whole point phrase
used for emphasizing that something is the main reason for something else
to put it another way phrase
used when you are going to explain something in a different way in order to make it easier to understand
to put it in a nutshell phrase
used when you are going to explain a long or complicated idea, story etc in a quick and simple way
to put it mildly phrase
used for saying that the words you have chosen are not as extreme as they could have been
to put it simply phrase
used for saying that you are explaining something in a clear and simple way
under the banner of something phrase
used when stating the principle or belief that makes someone do something
what with phrase
used when you are giving a number of reasons for a particular situation or problem
what with one thing and another phrase
used for referring to many different events in a way that is not specific. You use this expression in order to explain why something did or did not happen
you see phrase
used when you are explaining something