Synonyms: understand, infer
Definition: believe to be the case
Usage: I understand you have no previous experience?
Similar words: believe
Definition: accept as true; take to be true
Usage: I believed his report; We didn't believe his stories from the War; She believes in spirits
Definition: guess correctly; solve by guessing
Usage: He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize
Similar words: puzzle out, figure out, lick, work, work out, solve
Definition: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
Usage: did you solve the problem?; Work out your problems with the boss; this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out; did you get it?; Did you get my meaning?; He could not work the math problem
Synonyms: infer, deduce, deduct, derive
Definition: reason by deduction; establish by deduction
Similar words: conclude, reason, reason out
Definition: decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
Usage: We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house
Definition: conclude by reasoning; in logic
Similar words: conclude, reason, reason out
Definition: decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
Usage: We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house
Synonyms: extrapolate, generalise, generalize, infer
Definition: draw from specific cases for more general cases
Similar words: conclude, reason, reason out
Definition: decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
Usage: We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house