What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Stating vs Explaining - What's the difference?

stating | explaining |

As nouns the difference between stating and explaining

is that stating is statement while explaining is explanation.

As verbs the difference between stating and explaining

is that stating is present participle of lang=en while explaining is present participle of lang=en.

stating

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • statement

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

    *

    explaining

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • explanation
    • You've got some explaining to do!
  • * 1973 , Abraham Kaplan, The conduct of inquiry (page 327)
    • Among these various explainings there is one set which it is comparatively easy to distinguish. I call it semantic explanation: making clear a meaning.