Decode and Know

Decode

Decode verb - To have a clear idea of.

Usage example: I was never able to decode the strange relationship that existed between those two people

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Know and decode are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Know" instead a verb "Decode".

Nearby Words: decoding, decoder

Know verb - To have a clear idea of.

Usage example: I think I know what you're trying to say

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Decode and know are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decode" instead a verb "Know".

Nearby Words: knowing, known

part	decode part	know part
thanks	decode thanks	know thanks
number	decode number	know number
location	decode location	know location
Other words: language, words, code, secret.

If you decode the Haley-speak in strip 309, she says she has a tattoo Elan doesn't know about.

Source: Embarrassing Tattoo
Samus Is a Girl: Not a strict use of the trope as Revi isn't an Action Girl, but in the remake manga and Decode no one, not even Birdy, outside a few people know that she is a woman.

Source: Manga / Birdy the Mighty
While this doesn't apply to Revi in Decode (Birdy doesn't know Revi's on Earth and her mission's somewhat different), in the second season, she also has a personal grudge against one of the escaped aliens she's supposed to recapture for similar reasons.

Source: Manga / Birdy the Mighty

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