Like and Understand

Like

Like verb - To wish to have.

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Understand and like are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Understand" instead a verb "Like".

Nearby Words: likely, likeness, liking, liked, likeable

Understand verb - To form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information.

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Like and understand are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Like" instead a verb "Understand".

power	like power	understand power
people	like people	understand people
word	like word	understand word
idea	like idea	understand idea
Other words: way, magic, humans, women, animals.

Scary Dogmatic Aliens: The Qunari have a very strict caste system and don't really understand or like the idea that there might be other, equally viable, social organizations.

Source: Franchise / Dragon Age
Stepford Smiler: Hatoko doesn't like or understand the Chuuni stuff Andou thinks is cool, but she smiles and plays along because she desperately wants to be close to him.

Source: Light Novel / When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace
I learned a true Scottish burr, and then everyone got nervous that the viewers wouldn't like or understand it so they decided on a general European nothing accent, a kind of "anyplace but America" speech.

Source: What the Hell Is That Accent?

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