explain oneself

1. Clarify what one has said or done, as in If you have a few minutes, I'll try to explain myself. [First half of 1600s]

2. Demand or give an explanation or excuse for something wrong one has done. For example, You're three hours late-can you explain yourself?

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Iomhar	-	Scottish
Ina	EE-nə (English), IE-nə (English), EE-nah (Swedish, Dutch, Limburgish)	English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Limburgish, Croatian
Damjana	-	Slovene, Serbian, Macedonian
Thaddeus	[θæ'di(:)əs]
Cedric	SED-rik	English
Dado (2)	-	Croatian