Buy
Buy verb - To regard as right or true.
Usage example: if you buy that story, then I have a bridge in Brooklyn you might be interested in
Understand and buy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Understand" instead a verb "Buy".
Understand
Understand verb - To form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information.
Buy and understand are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Buy" instead a verb "Understand".
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- If you can't do that, at least buy one.Hyun-ae: "...Even if I don't understand how you could buy a cake in the middle of deep space..." Legacy Character: *Mute to Old *Mute.
Source: Visual Novel / Hate Plus -
Translator Microbes: Players would be required to buy these in order to understand NPCs speaking in thier native language.
Source: Video Game / Cyberpunk 2077 - Asterix and Obelix don't understand any of the differences, so buy one of everything.
Source: Lucky Translation
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