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understand vs grok

grok vs understand

understand and grok both are verbs.

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

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