How do you pronounce explains?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɪksplˈeɪnz/.

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explains

/ɪksplˈeɪnz/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English

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How do you pronounce explains?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪksplˈeɪnz/.
What does explains mean?: third-person singular simple present indicative of explain

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