un·der·stand ( n d r-st nd )v. un·der·stood (-st  d), un·der·stand·ing, un·der·stands v.tr. 1. To perceive and comprehend the nature and significance of; grasp. See Synonyms at apprehend. 2. To know thoroughly by close contact or long experience with: That teacher understands children. 3. a. To grasp or comprehend the meaning intended or expressed by (another): They have trouble with English, but I can understand them. b. To comprehend the language, sounds, form, or symbols of. 4. To know and be tolerant or sympathetic toward: I can understand your point of view even though I disagree with it. 5. To learn indirectly, as by hearsay: I understand his departure was unexpected. 6. To infer: Am I to understand you are staying the night? 7. To accept (something) as an agreed fact: It is understood that the fee will be 50 dollars. 8. To supply or add (words or a meaning, for example) mentally. v.intr. 1. a. To have understanding, knowledge, or comprehension. b. To have sympathy or tolerance. 2. To learn something indirectly or secondhand; gather. [Middle English understanden, from Old English understandan : under-, under- + standan, to stand; see st  - in Indo-European roots.] |
understand
Verb
[-standing, -stood]
1. to know and comprehend the nature or meaning of: I understand what you are saying
2. to know what is happening or why it is happening: in order to understand the problems that can occur
3. to assume, infer, or believe: I understand he is based in this town
4. to know how to translate or read: don't you understand Russian?
5. to be sympathetic to or compatible with: she needed him to understand her completely [Old English understandan]
understandable adj
understandably adv
understandably adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. |  understand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"apprehend, comprehend, get the picture, grok, savvy, grasp, compass, dig - get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" sense - comprehend; "I sensed the real meaning of his letter" follow - grasp the meaning; "Can you follow her argument?"; "When he lectures, I cannot follow" get, catch - grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; "did you catch that allusion?"; "We caught something of his theory in the lecture"; "don't catch your meaning"; "did you get it?"; "She didn't get the joke"; "I just don't get him" touch - comprehend; "He could not touch the meaning of the poem" translate, understand, interpret, read - make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?" read - to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!" construe, interpret, see - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" make out - comprehend; "I cannot make out what this politician is saying" figure out, puzzle out, solve, lick, work out, work - find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem" |
| 2. |  understand - 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"perceive - become conscious of; "She finally perceived the futility of her protest" take account, appreciate - be fully aware of; realize fully; "Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?" envision, fancy, picture, visualize, image, visualise, figure, see, project - imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy" see - see and understand, have a good eye; "The artist must first learn to see" | |
| 3. |  understand - make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"understand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means" | |
| 4. |  understand - believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?"believe - accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits" | |
| 5. |  understand - be understanding of; "You don't need to explain--I understand!" |
understand
verb 1. comprehend, get, take in, perceive, grasp, know, see, follow, realize, recognize, appreciate, be aware of, penetrate, make out, discern, twig Brit. (informal) fathom, savvy (slang) apprehend, conceive of, suss Brit. (informal) get to the bottom of, get the hang of (informal) tumble to (informal) catch on to (informal) cotton on to (informal) make head or tail of (informal) get your head round
verb 2. sympathize with, appreciate, be aware of, be able to see, take on board (informal) empathize with, commiserate with, show compassion for
Translations
understand [ʌndəˈstænd] (irreg like stand) vt, vi → entender, comprender (= assume); tener entendido;
understand [ʌndəˈstænd] vt, vi irreg like stand) → comprendre;
I don't understand → je ne comprends pas;
I understand that ... → je me suis laissé dire que ..., je crois comprendre que ...;
to make o.s. understood → se faire comprendre
understand [ʌndəˈstænd] irreg like stand) vt, vi → verstehen;
to make o.s. understood → sich verständlich machen
v understand [andəˈstӕnd]
1 to see or know the meaning of (something) I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you. verstaan يَفْهَم разбирам (po)rozumět forstå verstehen καταλαβαίνω, κατανοώ comprender, entender aru saama فهمیدن ymmärtää comprendre לְהָבִין समझना razumjeti (meg)ért skilja capire, comprendere 理解する suprasti saprast faham begrijpen, verstaan forstå, skjønne, oppfatte zrozumieć compreender a înţelege понимать pochopiť, (po)rozumieť razumeti razumeti förstå เข้าใจ anlamak 懂 розуміти سمجھنا hiểu được ý 懂
2 to know (eg a person) thoroughly She understands children/dogs. verstaan يَتَفَهَّم познавам mít pochopení forstå sich verstehen auf σε βάθος καταλαβαίνω (π.χ. ένα πρόσωπο) comprender, entender mõistma کاملاً آشنایی داشتن ymmärtää comprendre לְהָבִין जानकारी रखना poznavati megért; alaposan ismer skilja capire よく知っている nusimanyti apie, suprasti pazīt; izprast; saprasties memahami begrijpen forstå, kjenne, skjønne znać się (na) compreender a cunoaşte уметь обращаться rozumieť poznati razumeti förstå sig på รู้เรื่อง anlamak 理解 розуміти جاننا hiểu, nhận thức được 理解
3 to learn or realize (something), eg from information received At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today. begryp يُدْرِك подразбирам dovědět se, vyrozumět forstå annehmen καταλαβαίνω, αντιλαμβάνομαι comprender, entender; tener entendido taipama متوجه شدن ymmärtää comprendre לְהָבִין महसूस करना shvatiti értesül gera sér grein fyrir, skiljast capire ～と聞いている suprasti domāt; pieņemt; noprast mengetahui begrijpen forstå, gå ut fra, oppfatte, innse zorientować się perceber a sesiza осознавать; понимать pochopiť uvideti shvatiti förstå จำได้ anlamak 獲悉 здогадуватися; дізнаватися محسوس کرنا hiểu, nhận ra 获悉
adj underˈstandable
that can be understood His anger is quite understandable. verstaanbaar مُمْكِن فَهْمُه разбираем pochopitelný forståelig verständlich κατανοητός, ευνόητος comprensible mõistetav قابل درک ymmärrettävä compréhensible שֶׁנִיתַן לְהָבִינוֹ जिसे समझा जा सके shvatljiv, razumljiv érthető skiljanlegur comprensibile 理解できる suprantamas saprotams boleh difahami begrijpelijk forståelig zrozumiały compreensível comprehensibil, de neînţeles понятный pochopiteľný razumljiv razumljiv förståelig ที่สามารถเข้าใจได้ anlaşılır 可以理解的 зрозумілий سمجھنے کے قابل có thể hiểu được 可以理解的
adj underˈstanding
(of a person) good at knowing how other people feel; sympathetic an understanding person; Try to be more understanding! begrypend, begrip hê مُتَفَهِّم разбиращ chápající forstående verständnisvoll που δείχνει κατανόηση (για πρόσωπο) comprensivo mõistev فهیم ymmärtävä compréhensif מֵבִין समझ imati više razumijevanja megértő skilningsríkur comprensivo 理解のある atjauèiantis, supratingas saprotošs; iejūtīgs bertimbang rasa begripvol forståelsesfull wyrozumiały compreensivo înţelegător отзывчивый chápajúci razumevajoč uviđavan förstående ซึ่งเข้าอกเข้าใจ anlayışlı, hoşgörülü 有同情心的 чуйний سمجھ دار، لحاظ دار thông cảm 有同情心的
n
1 the power of thinking clearly a man of great understanding. verstand فَهْم، إدْراك разум inteligence forstand der Verstand αντίληψη inteligencia, entendimiento mõistus عقل؛ درایت ymmärrys intelligence הבנה समझ shvaćanje értelmi képesség skilningur intelligenza 理解力 supratimas, išmanymas saprāts; izpratne pemahaman verstand forståelse, forstand, dømmekraft rozum intelecto inteligenţă понимание inteligencia razum znanje förstånd, klokhet ความสามารถในการวินิจฉัย kavrama, anlama, anlayış 領會 розум; кмітливість فہم trí tuệ 领会
2 the ability to sympathize with another person's feelings His kindness and understanding were a great comfort to her. begrip تَفَهُّم съчувствен porozumění forståelse das Verständnis κατανόηση comprensión mõistvus درک ymmärtämys compréhension הֲבָנָה हमदर्दी suosjećanje megértés skilningur comprensione 理解 atjauta, supratingumas izpratne; iejūtība timbang rasa begrip forståelse, innsikt zrozumienie compreensão înţelegere отзывчивость porozumenie razumevanje razumevanje förstående inställning ความสามารถในการเข้าใจ anlayış, hâlden anlama 諒解 розуміння; чуйність مفاہمت sự hiểu biết 谅解
3 a (state of) informal agreement The two men have come to / reached an understanding after their disagreement. verstandhouding تَفاهُم разбиране shoda forståelse die Einigung συνεννόηση, συμφωνία entendimiento kokkulepe توافق sopimus entente הֲבָנָה सहमति dogovor megállapodás samkomulag accordo 了解 supratimas, susitarimas saprašanās; vienošanās persefahaman verstandhouding forståelse porozumienie acordo acord договорённость zhoda sporazum sporazum överenskommelse, samförstånd ข้อตกลงร่วมกัน anlaşma 協議 згода, взаєморозуміння سمجھوتہ، مفاہمت sự hiểu nhau 协议
make (oneself) understood
to make one's meaning or intentions clear He tried speaking German to them, but couldn't make himself understood. verstaanbaar يَجْعَلُ نَفْسَه مَفْهوما разбран dorozumět se gøre sig forståelig sich verständlich machen γίνομαι κατανοητός, αντιληπτός hacerse entender ennast arusaadavaks tegema منظور خود را رساندن tehdä itsensä ymmärretyksi se faire comprendre לְהַבהִיר अपनी मंशा साफ करना jasno se izraziti megérteti magát gera (sig) skiljanlegan farsi capire 意志を通じさせる pasakyti suprantamai, susikalbėti skaidri izteikties; panākt saprašanu membuat orang lain memahaminya zich verstaanbaar maken gjøre seg forstått; gi klar beskjed wyrażać się zrozumiale, porozumieć się fazer(-se) entender a se face înţeles уметь объясняться dorozumieť sa sporazumeti se jasno se izraziti göra sig förstådd ทำให้เข้าใจ söylemek istediğini belirtmek, meramını anlatmak 使別人理解自己的意思 порозумітися سمجھانا làm cho ai hiểu mình 使别人理解自己的意思
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