Explain and Rehearse

Explain

Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.

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

Rehearse

Rehearse verb - To do over and over so as to become skilled.

Explain and rehearse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explain" instead a verb "Rehearse".

Nearby Words: rehearsal, rehearsing

Common collocations

time explain time rehearse time
way explain way rehearse way
times explain times rehearse times

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Hank the Cowdog I Can Explain: In The Case of the Measled Cowboy, Hank begins to rehearse his explanation to the woman of the house, Sally May, for the tremendous mess that he and her son made in her absence.
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