Difference between Understand and Infer

What is the difference between Understand and Infer?

Understand as a verb is to be aware of the meaning of. while Infer as a verb is to surmise or reason from circumstance.

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: Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.

Infer

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To surmise or reason from circumstance.To conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence.To draw a conclusion (by reasoning).To imply: to have as a necessary consequence.

Example sentence: The thing that probably frustrated me and hurt me the most was when there were inaccurate stories written about me or stories that were written that were trying to imply or infer things that weren't true.

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

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