Difference between Read and Understand

What is the difference between Read and Understand?

Read as a verb is to look at and interpret letters or other information that is written. while Understand as a verb is to be aware of the meaning of.

Read

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A reading or an act of reading, especially an actor's part of a play.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: that is, in other words

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written. To think, believe; to consider (that). To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written. To speak aloud words or other information that is written. Often construed with a to phrase or an indirect object. To interpret or infer a meaning, significance, etc. To consist of certain text. Of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way. To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written. To be able to hear what another person is saying over a radio connection. To make a special study of, as by perusing textbooks.

Example sentence: The illiterate of the future will not be the person who cannot read. It will be the person who does not know how to learn.

Understand

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To be aware of the meaning of.To believe, based on information.To impute meaning, character etc. that is not explicitly stated.To apply values (axioms).

Example sentence: If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.

We hope you now know whether to use Read or Understand in your sentence.

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