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infer vs understand

understand vs infer

infer and understand both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
infer No No Yes No
understand No No Yes No
As verbs, infer and understand are synonyms defined as:
  • infer and understand: believe to be the case
infer (verb) understand (verb)
reason by deduction; establish by deduction know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
believe to be the case perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
guess correctly; solve by guessing believe to be the case
conclude by reasoning; in logic make sense of a language
draw from specific cases for more general cases be understanding of
Difference between infer and understand

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