Roky0071 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Understand vs to get the meaning of
In "Merriam-Webster" dictionary, the meaning of "understand" is as follows:
"to get the meaning of something / to grasp the meaning of something." Now my questions are below:
I don't understand your instructions.<I don't get the meaning of your instructions.><I don't grasp the meaning of your instructions.>
1. Is it grammatically correct if I rewrite the sentences with present simple, using "get" and "grasp" verbs instead of "understand"?
2. Do these sentences above express the same meaning?
3. I know "understand" is a stative verb but is "get"/"grasp" a stative or a dynamic verb here?
"to get the meaning of something / to grasp the meaning of something." Now my questions are below:
I don't understand your instructions.<I don't get the meaning of your instructions.><I don't grasp the meaning of your instructions.>
1. Is it grammatically correct if I rewrite the sentences with present simple, using "get" and "grasp" verbs instead of "understand"?
2. Do these sentences above express the same meaning?
3. I know "understand" is a stative verb but is "get"/"grasp" a stative or a dynamic verb here?
Top answer
1. Yes. 2.
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1. Yes.
2. Yes.
3. Don't worry about that; it is unimportant. The important thing is that they are not native choices.
2. Yes.
3. Don't worry about that; it is unimportant. The important thing is that they are not native choices.
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