understand
21understand — verb (understood; standing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English understandan, from under + standan to stand Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to grasp the meaning of < understand Russian > b. to grasp the reasonableness of …
22understand — un•der•stand [[t]ˌʌn dərˈstænd[/t]] v. stood, stand•ing 1) to perceive the meaning of; comprehend: to understand a poem[/ex] 2) to be familiar with; have a thorough knowledge of: to understand a trade[/ex] 3) to interpret or comprehend in a… …
23understand — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. know, comprehend, grasp, catch; perceive, discern, penetrate, apprehend; interpret, construe, fathom; gather, infer, assume; realize, believe; sympathize (with). See meaning, intelligence,… …
24understand — 1. verb 1) he couldn t understand anything we said Syn: comprehend, grasp, take in, see, apprehend, follow, make sense of, fathom; unravel, decipher, interpret; informal figure out, work out, make head(s) or tail(s) of, get one s head around, get …
25understand — [c]/ʌndəˈstænd / (say unduh stand) verb (understood, understanding) –verb (t) 1. to perceive the meaning of; grasp the idea of; comprehend. 2. to be thoroughly familiar with; apprehend clearly the character or nature of. 3. to comprehend by… …
26understand — verb /ˌʌn.də(r)ˈstænd/ a) To be aware of the meaning of. I understand German. b) To believe, based on information. I received your note, but I did not understand it. Syn: apprehend …
27UNDERSTAND — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index understand noun sympathy adjective understanding verb interpret, sympathize, understand misunderstand noun misun …
28understand — verb (past and past participle understood) 1》 perceive the intended meaning of (words, a speaker, or a language). ↘perceive the significance, explanation, or cause of. ↘interpret or view in a particular way. 2》 infer from information… …
29understand — verb 1) he couldn t understand anything we said Syn: comprehend, grasp, take in, see, apprehend, follow, make sense of, fathom; informal work out, figure out, make head or tail of, get; Brit.; informal twig, suss 2) …
30understand — To know; to apprehend the meaning; to appreciate; as, to understand the nature and effect of an act. International Great Northern R. Co. v. Pence, Tex. Civ.App., 113 S.W.2d 206, 210. To have a full and clear knowledge of; to comprehend. Thus, to… …
