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Realised vs Understood - What's the difference?

realised | understood |

As verbs the difference between realised and understood

is that realised is (uk) (realise) while understood is (understand).

As an adjective understood is

of things which have been comprehended.

As an interjection understood is

indicates comprehension on the part of the speaker.

realised

English

Verb

(head)
  • (UK) (realise)

    • Anagrams

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    realise

    English

    Verb

    (realis)
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author= Ed Pilkington
    • , volume=188, issue=26, page=6, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= ‘Killer robots’ should be banned in advance, UN told , passage=In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.}}

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    * British English

    understood

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of things which have been comprehended.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (understand)