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Explain a supplied arrangement in plain language, distinguish what is confirmed, and check understanding.
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A person saying yes does not tell you which parts of the explanation they understood.
Vocabulary for this situation
Explain the sequence clearly
To present a plan, set of options, or reasoning clearly and in order, so the audience can follow it and act on it.
“Let me lay out what happens next and who will contact you.”
Usage note: Use the supplied plan rather than inventing instructions.
Practice “lay out” →Discuss an arrangement awaiting confirmation
Something is already granted, agreed, produced, or in effect right now, but it still needs one more specific, defined step before it becomes final.
“The appointment is provisional while the interpreter is being confirmed.”
Usage note: With a patient, holding the time may be clearer than the status label alone.
Practice “provisional” →Restate without changing the meaning
Use paraphrase as a verb for restating spoken or written material in different words while preserving its essential meaning, or as a noun for the resulting restatement.
“I'll paraphrase the letter in simpler language.”
Usage note: Keep the original instructions and conditions intact.
Practice “paraphrase” →Communication sequence
Let me lay out what happens next and who will contact you.
The appointment is provisional while the interpreter is being confirmed.
I'll paraphrase the letter in simpler language.
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