Explain and Follow

Explain

Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.

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Follow and explain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Follow" instead a verb "Explain".

Follow verb - To come after in time.

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Explain and follow are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explain" instead a verb "Follow".

Nearby Words: following, follower, followed

plot	explain plot	follow plot
time	explain time	follow time
way	explain way	follow way
plan	explain plan	follow plan
Other words: characters, story, plans, rules, events.

Oblivious to Love: Ash, who wonders why Macy tries to follow him and needs Latias to explain to him what a date is.

Source: Fanfic / A New Chance Series
The poor producers were hit so hard with this, it might help to explain why the follow-up show, Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?

Source: Unintentional Period Piece / The '90s
People believed it enough that he needed to make a follow up to explain that the video of him saying the video was a hoax was a hoax.

Source: Web Video / Where The Hell Is Matt

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