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interpret vs understand

understand vs interpret

interpret and understand both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
interpret No No Yes No
understand No No Yes No
As verbs, understand is a hypernym of interpret; that is, understand is a word with a broader meaning than interpret:
  • interpret: make sense of; assign a meaning to
  • understand: know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
As verbs, interpret and understand are synonyms defined as:
  • interpret and understand: make sense of a language
Other synonyms of interpret include read, translate.
As verbs, understand is a hypernym of interpret; that is, understand is a word with a broader meaning than interpret:
  • interpret: make sense of a language
  • understand: know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
interpret (verb) understand (verb)
make sense of; assign a meaning to know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
make sense of a language perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
give an interpretation or explanation to believe to be the case
restate (words) from one language into another language make sense of a language
give an interpretation or rendition of be understanding of
create an image or likeness of
Difference between interpret and understand

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