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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"

2. Verb. Perceive (an idea or situation) mentally. "They understand that there was a traffic accident "; "I don't understand the idea"

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!"

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]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Understand

undersphere underspheres underspin underspins underspore understaff understaffed understaffing understaffings understaffs

understage understages understain understair understand (current term) understandability understandable understandably understander understanders

understandest understandeth understanding understandingly understandingness understandings understands understate understated

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