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Definition of Understand
1. Verb. Know and comprehend the nature or meaning of. "Sam and Sue Understand the movie "; "I understand what she means"
Derivative terms: Understandable, Understanding
2. Verb. Perceive (an idea or situation) mentally. "They Understand that there was a traffic accident "; "I don't understand the idea"
Specialized synonyms: Perceive, Appreciate, Take Account
Related verbs: Envision, Fancy, Figure, Image, Picture, Project, See, Visualise, Visualize, See
Derivative terms: Realisation, Realization, Understandable, Understanding
3. Verb. Make sense of a language. "Can you read Greek?"
4. Verb. Believe to be the case. "They Understand him to write the letter"; "I understand you have no previous experience?"
5. Verb. Be understanding of. "You don't need to explain--I understand!"
Derivative terms: Empathy, Empathy, Sympathy, Sympathy, Understandable, Understanding
Definition of Understand
1. v. t. 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.
2. v. i. To have the use of the intellectual faculties; to be an intelligent being.
3. v. t. 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.
4. v. i. To have the use of the intellectual faculties; to be an intelligent being.
Definition of Understand
1. Verb. (transitive) To be aware of the meaning of. ¹
2. Verb. To believe, based on information. ¹
3. Verb. To impute meaning, character etc. that is not explicitly stated. ¹
4. Verb. To apply values (axioms). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Understand
1. [v -STOOD, -STANDING, -STANDS]