εξηγώ — meaning in English

English meaning

• explain verb To make something clear or easier to understand.
• riddle noun A question or statement phrased puzzlingly, meant to be solved for fun or as a test of wit.

Senses

εξηγώ is used for these senses in English:

• explain (transitive) To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.
• riddle (transitive) To solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question.

explain — full definition

1. verb To make something clear or easier to understand.
2. verb To give the reason or cause for something.

riddle — full definition

1. noun A question or statement phrased puzzlingly, meant to be solved for fun or as a test of wit.
2. noun A coarse sieve used to separate finer material from coarser material, such as sifting gravel from sand.
3. verb To pierce something with many holes, or to fill it thoroughly with something, often something damaging.

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