Explain and See

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Explain

Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.
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See and explain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "See" instead a verb "Explain".
Nearby Words: explanation, explained, explaining, explicable, explainable

See

See verb - To make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes.
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Explain and see are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explain" instead a verb "See".
Nearby Words: seen, seeing

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name explain name see name
reason explain reason see reason
death explain death see death
time explain time see time
Other words: use, way, characters, story.

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  • In How I Met Your Mother, because Ted is (sometimes) an Unreliable Narrator, we sometimes see something from Ted's point of view only to have someone else explain what really happened.
    Source: "Rashomon"-Style aka: The Rashomon
  • However, we don';t get ot see how she's graded for her project, and she mentions having to go to a meeting to explain herself to the dean, so there may in fact be consequences to her actions.
    Source: Karma Houdini / Theater
  • A couple of children demonstrate the ability to see Jenna, and Thomas is able to see her as well, which his doctors probably explain away as hallucinations.
    Source: Literature / Leaving Time
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