Answer and Explain

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Answer

Answer verb - To speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction.
Usage example: didn't answer right away when the detective asked him where he'd been for the last three hours
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Explain is a synonym for answer in reply topic. In some cases you can use "Explain" instead a verb "Answer", when it comes to topics like action, solving.
Nearby Words: answered, answering, answerable, answerer, answerback

Explain

Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.
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Answer is a synonym for explain in action topic. You can use "Answer" instead a verb "Explain", if it concerns topics such as solving.
Nearby Words: explanation, explained, explaining, explicable, explainable

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part answer part explain part
name answer name explain name
problem answer problem explain problem
death answer death explain death
Other words: time, way, feelings, problems.

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  • Similarly, you're unable to explain to Doctor Li why you left the Vault against James' wishes, except with a childish "I do what I want" kind of answer.
    Source: Calling the Old Man Out
  • Cassandra Truth The Oracle tries to explain this, but Roy refuses to believe him, and winds up accepting the literal answer to his question instead, even though it's not accurate.
    Source: Cassandra Truth
  • Video Game / You Don't Know Jack Assuming you pick the "right" answer, Jack Cake goes on to explain that the player has just suffered one, revealing the correct answer to the question to be "HMS Victory".
    Source: Video Game / You Don't Know Jack
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