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understand vs figure out

figure out vs understand

understand and figure out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
understand No No Yes No
figure out No No Yes No
As verbs, figure out is a hyponym of understand; that is, figure out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than understand:
  • understand: know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
  • figure out: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
understand (verb) figure out (verb)
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
believe to be the case
make sense of a language
be understanding of
Difference between understand and figure out

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