- understand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun understanding1
Sam and Sue understand the movie
They won't understand the story
- understand, realize, realise, see - 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"
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun understanding1
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- understand, read, interpret, translate - make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"
--3 is one way to understand
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- understand, infer - believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?"
--4 is one way to believe
Sample sentence:
They understand him to write the letter
- sympathize, sympathise, empathize, empathise, understand - be understanding of; "You don't need to explain--I understand!"
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun understanding3
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody