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understand vs interpret

interpret vs understand

understand and interpret both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
understand No No Yes No
interpret No No Yes No
As verbs, interpret is a hyponym of understand; that is, interpret is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than understand:
  • understand: know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
  • interpret: make sense of a language
Other hyponyms of understand include apprehend, compass, comprehend, dig, get the picture, grasp, grok, savvy, sense, follow, catch, get, touch, read, translate, understand, read, construe, see, make out, figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work, work out, bottom, fathom, penetrate.
As verbs, understand and interpret are synonyms defined as:
  • understand and interpret: make sense of a language
Other synonyms of understand include read, translate.
understand (verb) interpret (verb)
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of make sense of; assign a meaning to
perceive (an idea or situation) mentally make sense of a language
believe to be the case give an interpretation or explanation to
make sense of a language restate (words) from one language into another language
be understanding of give an interpretation or rendition of
create an image or likeness of
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