understand vs believe
believe vs understandunderstand and believe both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| understand | No | No | Yes | No |
| believe | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
believe is a hypernym of
understand; that is, believe is a
word with a broader meaning than understand:
- understand: believe to be the case
- believe: accept as true; take to be true
| understand (verb) | believe (verb) |
|---|---|
| know and comprehend the nature or meaning of | accept as true; take to be true |
| perceive (an idea or situation) mentally | follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer |
| believe to be the case | credit with veracity |
| make sense of a language | be confident about something |
| be understanding of | judge or regard; look upon; judge |
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
Words related to "believe"
- accept
- anticipate
- be known as
- belief
- believable
- believe
- believe in
- believer
- buy
- conceive
- consider
- credit
- disbelieve
- esteem
- evaluate
- expect
- faith
- feel
- hold
- infer
- judge
- know as
- look on
- look upon
- misbelieve
- pass judgment
- reckon
- regard
- regard as
- religion
- religious belief
- repute
- rethink
- see
- swallow
- take to be
- think
- think of
- trust
- understand
- view
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