What is the difference between why and understand?
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For what cause, reason, or purpose.
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An exclamation used to express indignation, mild surprise, or impatience. "Well, I'll tell you...".
* Daniel Defoe
(UK, dialect) A young heifer.
(lb) To be aware of the meaning of.
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*(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
*:I understand not what you mean by this.
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, chapter=Foreword To impute meaning, character etc. that is not explicitly stated.
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*(John Locke) (1632-1705)
*:The most learned interpreters understood the words of sin, and not of Abel.
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To stand under; to support.
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Why is a see also of understand.
As a adverb why
is for what cause, reason, or purpose.As a conjunction why
is the reason that.As a noun why
is the reason or why can be (uk|dialect) a young heifer.As a interjection why
is exclamation of mild surprise.As a verb understand is
to be aware of the meaning of.why
English
(wikipedia why)Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl) . See (l).Adverb
(-)- Why is the sky blue?
- Why did you do that?
- I don’t know why he did that
- Tell me why the moon changes phase.
- Why spend money on something you already get for free?
- Why not tell him how you feel?
- Why''' him? '''Why not someone taller?
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Synonyms
* how come, whereforeNoun
(en noun)- A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how .
Synonyms
* whereforeInterjection
(en interjection)- “Why , child, I tell thee if I was thy mother I would not disown thee; don't you see I am as kind to you as if I was your mother?”
Derived terms
* whyever * why in God's name * why not * why on Earth * whys and wherefores * why the Devil * why the dickens * why the fuckEtymology 2
Noun
(whies)- (Grose)
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Alternative forms
* understaund (obsolete)Verb
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citation, passage=‘I understand that the district was considered a sort of sanctuary,’ the Chief was saying. ‘An Alsatia like the ancient one behind the Strand, or the Saffron Hill before the First World War.
