understand vs understand

understand and understand both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
understand	No	No	Yes	No
understand	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, understand is a hyponym of understand; that is, understand is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than understand:

understand: know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
understand: 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, interpret, read, translate, read, construe, interpret, see, make out, figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work, work out, bottom, fathom, penetrate.

As verbs, understand is a hypernym of understand; that is, understand is a word with a broader meaning than understand:

understand: make sense of a language
understand: know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

understand (verb)	understand (verb)
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of	know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
perceive (an idea or situation) mentally	perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
believe to be the case	believe to be the case
make sense of a language	make sense of a language
be understanding of	be understanding of

understand vs understand

understand and understand both are verbs.

Words related to "understand"

Words related to "understand"