Understand

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Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Antonyms 1.2.3 Related terms 1.2.4 Translations 1.3 Interjection

English

Pronunciation

• ŭn"də(r)-stănd', /ˌʌndə(r)ˈstænd/, /%Vnd@(r)"st{nd/

Verb

to understand, past and past participle understood

1. To be aware of the meaning of.

   I understand German.

   I received your note, but I did not understand it.

2. To believe, based on information.

   I understand that you have information for me.

3. To impute meaning, character etc. that is not explicitly stated.

   They understand each other.

   In this sense, the word is usually used in the past participle:

   In the imperative mood, the word "you" is usually understood.

4. To apply values (axioms ) --Ourcivilisation 02:28, 10 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Synonyms

• (1): apprehend, comprehend, grasp, know, perceive, realise, grok
• (2): believe

Antonyms

• misunderstand

Related terms

• understandable
• understanding
• understood

Translations

• Czech: rozumět
• Dutch: verstaan, begrijpen (1)
• Esperanto: kompreni (1)
• Filipino: maintidihan
• Finnish: ymmärtää (1, 2, 3), osata (1), tajuta (1), käsittää (1), uskoa (2)
• French: comprendre (1)
• German: verstehen (1,2,3)
• Indonesian: mengerti, paham, memahami (1)
• Italian: capire (1)
• Japanese: 分かる / 解る (わかる, wakaru), 理解する (りかいする, rikai-suru) (1)
• Latin: intellegere, comprehendere
• Norwegian: forstå (1)
• Spanish: entender (1), comprender
• Swedish: förstå (1,2)
• Urdu: سمجهنا

Interjection

understand!

1. Given as an order to follow what is being said, etc.