to study carefully or in detail.
Karamo broke the company's budget down into different parts so he could analyze it and tell where they were overspending.
Synonyms examine, break down
to explain how something is similar to something else.
Janine was asked to compare the twin girls, so she began explaining all of the things they had in common.
to explain how something is different from something else.
Her art teacher told her to contrast the two photographs, which made her realize how different the animals looked in each image.
to explain or write about something so that it can be easily visualized.
He wanted to describe the book to his grandmother with enough detail that she could picture it exactly.
Synonyms tell, portray, characterize
to grow or expand by adding detail to writing or speech.
My teacher told me to add some details to further develop the ideas in my essay.
Synonyms elaborate, expand
to carefully assess the value of something.
The boss needs to evaluate her employees' performance, so she is observing them very carefully all week.
Synonyms judge, assess
to recognize or indicate who or what someone or something is.
Based on its location, we were able to identify the city shown on the map as the ancient city of Atlantis.
to use evidence or facts to reach a conclusion.
When my dad's door is shut, we infer that he is busy and we try not to bother him.
Synonyms conclude, determine
to guess what will happen in the future; to forecast.
When Alex tried to predict her future, she saw herself traveling all over the world.
Synonyms guess, foresee, foretell
to state in a shortened form.
On the quiz, the teacher asked the students to quickly summarize the plot of last night's reading.
Synonyms sum up
to make something clear by describing in detail or revealing connected facts
I had to explain to K'den why he got silent lunch by describing how he flipped milk and revealed the spilled milk on the ground.
Synonym- describe
to show or prove right and reasonable
K'den tried to justify why he flipped his milk by stating that it was really fun.
Synonym- answer, argue
give a summary of something
When Devin started to tell me his entire life story, I asked him to outline it instead.
Synonym- summarize,
arrive at a judgment or opinion through reasoning.
I could conclude that Nylan likes to put objects on his head in class because I saw him do it multiple days in a row with multiple objects.
Synonym-judge, surmise, reckon
explain the meaning of (information, words, or actions).
I asked Brenton to interpret the reason he jumped on a scooter and rode it around the school when it wasn't his.
Synonym- explain, clarify, illuminate