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- Dictionaryunderstand/ˌʌndəˈstand/
verb
- 1. perceive the intended meaning of (words, a language, or a speaker): "he didn't understand a word I said"
- 2. interpret or view (something) in a particular way: "as the term is usually understood, legislation refers to regulations and directives"
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to think, especially wrongly, that someone means or something is about a particular thing: When he said three o'clock, I understood him to mean in the afternoon. See more. understand each other/one another. When two people understand one another, they both know what the other means and wants and they have an agreement:
understand, comprehend, appreciate mean to have a clear or complete idea of. understand and comprehend are very often interchangeable. understand may, however, stress the fact of having attained a firm mental grasp of something. orders that were fully understood and promptly obeyed.
Definition of understand verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. To have understanding, knowledge, or comprehension. b. To have sympathy or tolerance: You're upset. I understand. 2. To learn something indirectly or secondhand; gather. [Middle English understanden, from Old English understandan : under-, under- + standan, to stand; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
To understand something is to comprehend or get it. The more we learn, the more we understand.
to know and comprehend the nature or meaning of. I understand you. I understand what you mean. 2. (may take a clause as object) to realize or grasp (something) he understands your position. 3. (tr; may take a clause as object) to assume, infer, or believe. I understand you are thinking of marrying.
UNDERSTAND definition: 1. to know the meaning of something that someone says: 2. to know why or how something happens or…. Learn more.
Definitions of 'understand' 1. If you understand someone or understand what they are saying, you know what they mean. [...] 2. If you understand a language, you know what someone is saying when they are speaking that language. [...] 3. To understand someone means to know how they feel and why they behave in the way that they do. [...] More.
make yourself understood. — see 1 make. UNDERSTAND meaning: 1 : to know the meaning of (something, such as the words that someone is saying or a language) comprehend; 2 : to know how (something) works or happens.
Synonyms for UNDERSTAND: derive, decide, think, conclude, infer, guess, deduce, reason; Antonyms of UNDERSTAND: misunderstand, misinterpret, misapprehend, misconceive, misperceive, misknow, miss, misread.
