understand vs appreciate
appreciate vs understandunderstand and appreciate both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| understand | No | No | Yes | No |
| appreciate | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
appreciate is a hyponym of
understand; that is, appreciate is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
understand:
- understand: perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
- appreciate: be fully aware of; realize fully
Other hyponyms of understand include
perceive, take account.
| understand (verb) | appreciate (verb) |
|---|---|
| know and comprehend the nature or meaning of | gain in value |
| perceive (an idea or situation) mentally | increase the value of |
| believe to be the case | be fully aware of; realize fully |
| make sense of a language | recognize with gratitude; be grateful for |
| be understanding of | hold dear |
Words related to "understand"
- appreciate
- apprehend
- believe
- bottom
- catch
- click
- come across
- come home
- compass
- comprehend
- construe
- control
- dawn
- dig
- empathise
- empathize
- envision
- fall into place
- fancy
- fathom
- figure
- figure out
- follow
- get
- get across
- get the picture
- get through
- grasp
- grok
- image
- infer
- interpret
- lick
- make out
- master
- penetrate
- perceive
- picture
- project
- puzzle out
- read
- realise
- realize
- resonate
- savvy
- see
- sense
- sink in
- solve
- sympathise
- sympathize
- take account
- touch
- translate
- understand
- understandable
- understanding
- visualise
- visualize
- work
- work out
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