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English

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Pronunciation

  • , IPA: /ˌʌn.də(r)ˈstænd/,
  • An audio transcript can be found at en-us-understand.ogg
  • Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ænd|-ænd
  • Hyphenation: un·der·stand


Verb

{{en-verb|understands|understanding|understood}}

  1. To be aware of the meaning of.
  2. : I understand German.
  3. : I received your note, but I did not understand it.
  4. To believe, based on information.
  5. : I understand that you have information for me.
  6. To impute meaning, character etc. that is not explicitly stated.
  7. : They understand each other.
  8. : In this sense, the word is usually used in the past participle:
  9. : In the imperative mood, the word “you” is usually understood.
  10. To apply values (axioms).


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Translations

  • Arabic: {{Arab|فهم|فَهِمَ}} (fáhima)
  • Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|разбирам|tr=razbiram|sc=Cyrl}}
  • Chinese: 明白 (míngbái)
  • Czech:
  • Danish: forstå, fatte, begribe
  • Dutch: begrijpen, snappen
  • Esperanto: {{t-|eo|kompreni|xs=Esperanto}}
  • Finnish: , , ,
  • French:
  • Georgian: გაგება (gageba)
  • German: verstehen, begreifen
  • Greek: {{t+|el|καταλαβαίνω|sc=Grek}} (katalavaíno), {{t+|el|κατανοώ|sc=Grek}} (katavoó)
  • Hebrew: להבין (lehavin)
  • Hungarian: ,
  • Indonesian: {{t+|id|paham|alt=memahami|xs=Indonesian}}
  • Irish: {{t-|ga|tuig|xs=Irish}}
  • Italian: , ,
  • Japanese: {{t-|ja|分かる|tr=wakaru|sc=Jpan}}, {{t-|ja|理解する|tr=rikai suru|sc=Jpan}}
  • Khmer: (yūəl)
  • Korean:
  • Kurdish:
  • : Sorani: {{t|ku|تێگه‌یشت|tr=taegayshtin|sc=KUchar}}, {{t|ku|سه‌ر لێ ده‌رچون|tr=sar laedarchoon|sc=KUchar}}
  • Lao: (khao-cai)
  • Lithuanian: {{t-|lt|suprasti|xs=Lithuanian}}
  • Norwegian:
  • Polish: być świadomym znaczenia, pojmować, rozumieć
  • Portuguese:
  • Russian: понимать (ponimát’) , понять (ponját’)
  • Spanish:
  • Swedish:
  • Thai: (kâo jai)
  • Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|hiểu|xs=Vietnamese}}
  • Yiddish: פֿאַרשטיין (farshteyn)
  • Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|разбирам|tr=razbiram|sc=Cyrl}}
  • Danish: ,
  • Finnish: ,
  • German:
  • Greek: {{t|el|συνειδητοποιώ|sc=Grek}} (sineiditopoió)
  • Hungarian: ,
  • Japanese: {{t+|ja|信じる|tr=shinjiru|sc=Jpan}}
  • Polish:
  • Portuguese:
  • Russian: понимать (ponimát’) , понять (ponját’)
  • Spanish:
  • Swedish:

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Understand \Un`der*stand"\ ([u^]n`d[~e]r*st[a^]nd"), v. t. [imp.
& p. p. Understood ([u^]n`d[~e]r*st[oo^]d"), and Archaic
Understanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Understanding.] [OE.
understanden, AS. understandan, literally, to stand under;
cf. AS. forstandan to understand, G. verstehen. The
development of sense is not clear. See Under, and Stand.]
1. To have just and adequate ideas of; to apprehended the
meaning or intention of; to have knowledge of; to
comprehend; to know; as, to understand a problem in
Euclid; to understand a proposition or a declaration; the
court understands the advocate or his argument; to
understand the sacred oracles; to understand a nod or a
wink.
[1913 Webster]

Speaketh [i. e., speak thou] so plain at this time,
I you pray,
That we may understande what ye say. --Chaucer.
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I understand not what you mean by this. --Shak.
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Understood not all was but a show. --Milton.
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A tongue not understanded of the people. --Bk. of
Com. Prayer.
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2. To be apprised, or have information, of; to learn; to be
informed of; to hear; as, I understand that Congress has
passed the bill.
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3. To recognize or hold as being or signifying; to suppose to
mean; to interpret; to explain.
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The most learned interpreters understood the words
of sin, and not of Abel. --Locke.
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4. To mean without expressing; to imply tacitly; to take for
granted; to assume.
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War, then, war,
Open or understood, must be resolved. --Milton.
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5. To stand under; to support. [Jocose & R.] --Shak.
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To give one to understand, to cause one to know.

To make one's self understood, to make one's meaning clear.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Understand \Un`der*stand"\, v. i.
1. To have the use of the intellectual faculties; to be an
intelligent being.
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Imparadised in you, in whom alone
I understand, and grow, and see. --Donne.
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2. To be informed; to have or receive knowledge.
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I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that
Eliashib did for Tobiah. --Neh. xiii.
7.
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WordNet understand
v 1: know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not
understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"
2: perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I
just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how
important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the
idea" [syn: realize, realise, see]
3: make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you
read Greek?" [syn: read, interpret, translate]
4: believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous
experience?" [syn: infer]
5: be understanding of; "You don't need to explain--I
understand!" [syn: sympathize, sympathise, empathize,
empathise]
[also: understood]
Moby Dictionary
absorb , accept , agree , allow , appreciate , apprehend , arrange ,
assimilate , assume , be acquainted with , be afraid , be apprised of ,
be aware of , be cognizant of , be conscious of , be conversant with ,
be informed , be with one , believe , catch , catch on , catch on to ,
cognize , comprehend , conceit , conceive , conceptualize , conclude ,
conjecture , consider , construe , covenant , daresay , deduce , deem ,
define , describe , diagnose , dig , digest , discern , divine , dream ,
empathize with , expect , fancy , fathom , feel , follow , forgive ,
gather , get , get hold of , get it , get the drift , get the idea ,
get the picture , get wind of , grant , grasp , have ,
have information about , have it taped , have knowledge of , hear of ,
imagine , infer , interpret , ken , know , learn , let , let be , make out ,
master , opine , penetrate , perceive , perfume , possess , prefigure ,
prehend , presume , presuppose , presurmise , provisionally accept ,
read , read into , realize , reckon , recognize , repute , savvy , say ,
see , seize , seize the meaning , sense , suppose , surmise , suspect ,
sympathize with , take , take cognizance of , take for ,
take for granted , take in , take it , take it that , take to be ,
take to mean , think , tolerate , tumble to , twig , understand by ,
view , wit , wot , wot of


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