understand
Part of speech: verb
intj
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: acrobatics
arts
grammar
hobbies
human-sciences
lifestyle
linguistics
performing-arts
sciences
sports
Etymology: From Middle English understanden, from Old English understandan (“to understand”), from Proto-West Germanic *understandan (“to stand between, understand”), from Proto-Germanic *understandaną (“to stand between, understand”), equivalent to Old English under- (“between, inter-”) + standan (“to stand”) (Modern English under- + stand). Cognate with Old Frisian understonda (“to understand, experience, learn”), Old High German understantan (“to understand”), Middle Danish understande (“to understand”). Compare also Saterland Frisian understunda, unnerstounde (“to dare, survey, measure”), Dutch onderstaan (“to undertake, presume”), German unterstehen (“to be subordinate”).
Base: stand
Affixes: under-
Inflected forms:
form: understands
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: understanding
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: understood
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: understood
pos: verb
tags: past
form: no-table-tags
pos: verb
tags: table-tags
form: glossary
pos: verb
tags: inflection-template
form: understand
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
form: understand
pos: verb
tags: first-person
present
singular
form: understood
pos: verb
tags: first-person
past
singular
form: understanded
pos: verb
tags: archaic
first-person
past
singular
form: understand
pos: verb
tags: present
second-person
singular
form: understandest
pos: verb
tags: archaic
present
second-person
singular
form: understood
pos: verb
tags: past
second-person
singular
form: understanded
pos: verb
tags: archaic
past
second-person
singular
form: understoodest
pos: verb
tags: archaic
past
second-person
singular
form: understands
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: understandeth
pos: verb
tags: archaic
present
singular
third-person
form: understood
pos: verb
tags: past
singular
third-person
form: understanded
pos: verb
tags: archaic
past
singular
third-person
form: understand
pos: verb
tags: plural
present
form: understood
pos: verb
tags: past
plural
form: understanded
pos: verb
tags: archaic
past
plural
form: understand
pos: verb
tags: present
subjunctive
form: understood
pos: verb
tags: past
subjunctive
form: understanded
pos: verb
tags: archaic
past
subjunctive
form: understand
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: -
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: understanding
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: understood
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: understanded
pos: verb
tags: archaic
participle
past
form: understaund
pos: verb
tags: alternative
obsolete
form: understaund
pos: intj
tags: alternative
obsolete
Senses:
gloss: To know the meaning of; to parse or have parsed correctly; to comprehend.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
transitive
usually
examples: Can you repeat what you just said? I didn't understand.
Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between; his clerks, however, understood him very well.
In reading this book, be very certain you never go past a word you do not fully understand.
Swearing doesn't just mean what we now understand by "dirty words". It is entwined, in social and linguistic history, with the other sort of swearing: vows and oaths.
With his legal maneuverings, Trump is showing that he also understands the implications of this election — one that could give him substantial powers as president to defray or dismiss many of the legal threats that he’s facing and to behave in office without future accountability.
gloss: To know the meaning of; to parse or have parsed correctly; to comprehend.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
transitive
usually
examples: ‘[…] I came back here, had a wank and finished that book.’
‘The Naked Lunch?’
‘Yeah.’
‘What did you reckon?’
‘Crap.’
‘You’re just saying that because you didn’t understand it,’ said Adrian.
‘I’m just saying that because I did understand it,’ said Tom. ‘Any road up, we’d better start making some toast.[…]’
gloss: To be thoroughly familiar with; to be able to undertake properly.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
usually
examples: The students understood the assignment.
gloss: To comprehend a fact or principle; to regard or come to regard a belief as such.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
usually
examples: I understand that company policy says I can't get a refund, but can you make an exception?
There's been no formal declaration, but it's understood that a state of war exists between the two countries
“While we continue to believe the original complaint made to OCR was based on inaccurate information, OPS understands the importance for the district to remain in compliance with Title IX regulations in regard to policies, procedures, training, and documentation,” Coates’ statement said.
gloss: To know the intent, motives or character of; (of events) to know the causes of or reasons for.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: One day you say you love me, the next you ignore me—I don't understand you!
gloss: To believe or infer, to think one grasps sufficiently despite potentially incomplete knowledge.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: I've been given to understand that you have a package for me?
At least four people are understood to have been injured.
gloss: To regard as present when not.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: In the imperative mood, the word “you” is usually understood.
‘I understand that the district was considered a sort of sanctuary,’ the Chief was saying.
gloss: To stand underneath, to support.
pos: verb
tags: humorous
rare
examples: LAUNE: Ay, and what I do too: look thee, I'll but lean, and my staff understands me.
SPEED: It stands under thee, indeed.
LAUNCE:Why, stand-under and under-stand is all one.
gloss: Uh-huh, I see; a way to acknowledge something said by the other speaker.
pos: intj
tags: Malaysia
Singapore
Synonyms: apprehend
comprehend
grasp
know
perceive
pick up what someone is putting down
realise
get
compass
conceive
discern
grok
Antonyms: misunderstand
Derived words: do you understand
give someone to understand
I don’t understand
understandable
understander
understanding
understand the assignment
understand trap
understood
you understood
Translations:
lang: Abkhaz
word: аилкаара
roman: ajlkʼaara
lang: Afrikaans
word: verstaan
lang: Albanian
word: kuptoj
lang: Albanian
word: përvetësoj
lang: Albanian
word: N'zë
lang: Southern Altai
word: оҥдоор
roman: oŋdoor
lang: American Sign Language
word: SmallO@NearSfhead-PalmBack Release
lang: Amharic
word: ተረዳ
roman: täräda
lang: Andi
word: бичӏчӏунну
roman: biččʼunnu
lang: Arabic
word: فَهِمَ
roman: fahima
lang: Arabic
word: فهم
roman: fihim
lang: Arabic
word: فِهِم
roman: fihim
lang: Arabic
word: فهم
roman: fhem
lang: Arabic
word: فهم
roman: fihim, fihem
lang: Armenian
word: հասկանալ
roman: haskanal
lang: Aromanian
word: duchescu
lang: Aromanian
word: prindu
lang: Aromanian
word: achicãsescu
lang: Aromanian
word: ntsileg
lang: Aromanian
word: apucupescu
lang: Aromanian
word: ayrãxescu
lang: Assamese
word: বুজা
roman: buza
lang: Assamese
word: বুজি পোৱা
roman: buzi püa
lang: Asturian
word: entender
lang: Avar
word: бичӏчӏизе
roman: biččʼize
lang: Azerbaijani
word: anlamaq
lang: Azerbaijani
word: başa düşmək
lang: Azerbaijani
word: qanmaq
lang: Azerbaijani
word: başı çıxmaq
lang: Bashkir
word: аңлау
roman: añlaw
lang: Bashkir
word: төшөнөү
roman: töşönöw
lang: Basque
word: aditu
lang: Basque
word: entelegatu
lang: Basque
word: konprenitu
lang: Basque
word: ulertu
lang: Belarusian
word: разуме́ць
roman: razumjécʹ
lang: Belarusian
word: зразуме́ць
roman: zrazumjécʹ
lang: Bengali
word: বোঝা
roman: bōjha
lang: Bhojpuri
word: बुझईल
roman: bujhaīl
lang: Central Bikol
word: sabot
lang: Breton
word: kompren
lang: Bulgarian
word: разби́рам
roman: razbíram
lang: Bulgarian
word: разбера́
roman: razberá
lang: Burmese
word: နားလည်
roman: na:lany
lang: Buryat
word: ойлгохо
roman: ojlgoxo
lang: Buryat
word: мэдэхэ
roman: medexe
lang: Catalan
word: entendre
lang: Catalan
word: comprendre
lang: Cebuano
word: sabot
lang: Chechen
word: кхета
roman: qeta
lang: Cherokee
word: ᎪᎵᎦ
roman: goliga
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 明白
roman: ming⁴ baak⁶
lang: Chinese
word: минбый
roman: minbɨy
lang: Chinese
word: дун
roman: dun
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 明白
roman: míngbái
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 懂
roman: dǒng
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 了解 /暸解
roman: liǎojiě
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 理解
roman: lǐjiě
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 看得懂
roman: kàndedǒng
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 聽得懂 /听得懂
roman: tīngdedǒng
lang: Czech
word: rozumět
lang: Czech
word: porozumět
lang: Danish
word: forstå
lang: Danish
word: fatte
lang: Danish
word: begribe
lang: Dolgan
word: туолкулаа
roman: tuolkulaa
lang: Dutch
word: begrijpen
lang: Dutch
word: snappen
lang: Dzongkha
word: ཧ་གོ
lang: Esperanto
word: kompreni
lang: Estonian
word: mõistma
lang: Faroese
word: skilja
lang: Faroese
word: forstanda
lang: Finnish
word: ymmärtää
lang: Finnish
word: osata
lang: Finnish
word: tajuta
lang: Finnish
word: käsittää
lang: Finnish
word: älytä
lang: Finnish
word: kässätä
lang: Finnish
word: snaijata
lang: Finnish
word: bonjata
lang: Finnish
word: hiffata
lang: Franco-Provençal
word: entendre
lang: Franco-Provençal
word: comprendre
lang: Franco-Provençal
word: cheveir
lang: French
word: comprendre
lang: North Frisian
word: ferstun
lang: North Frisian
word: begrip
lang: North Frisian
word: ferstööne
lang: North Frisian
word: begripe
lang: North Frisian
word: ferstönje
lang: North Frisian
word: begripe
lang: West-Frisian
word: ferstean
lang: West-Frisian
word: begripe
lang: Friulian
word: capî
lang: Galician
word: entender
lang: Gallurese
word: cumprindí
lang: Georgian
word: გაგება
roman: gageba
lang: German
word: verstehen
lang: German
word: begreifen
lang: Gothic
word: 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽
roman: fraþjan
lang: Greek
word: καταλαβαίνω
roman: katalavaíno
lang: Greek
word: κατανοώ
roman: katanoó
lang: Ancient Greek
word: συνίημι
roman: suníēmi
lang: Ancient Greek
word: ἐπίσταμαι
roman: epístamai
lang: Ancient Greek
word: ἐννοέω
roman: ennoéō
lang: Greenlandic
word: paasivaa
lang: Gujarati
word: સમજવું
roman: samajvũ
lang: Hawaiian
word: maopopo
lang: Hebrew
word: הֵבִין
roman: hevín
lang: Higaonon
word: nakasabut
lang: Hindi
word: समझना
roman: samajhnā
lang: White Hmong
word: nkag siab
lang: Hungarian
word: ért
lang: Hungarian
word: megért
lang: Hungarian
word: felfog
lang: Icelandic
word: skilja
lang: Indonesian
word: memahami
lang: Indonesian
word: mengerti
lang: Ingrian
word: arvata
lang: Ingrian
word: ymmärtää
lang: Ingrian
word: saavva arvoa
lang: Ingrian
word: arvoa
lang: Ingush
word: кхета
roman: qeta
lang: Interlingua
word: comprender
lang: Irish
word: tuig
lang: Old Irish
word: do·ucai
lang: Istro-Romanian
word: kapęi
lang: Istro-Romanian
word: âncelege
lang: Istro-Romanian
word: razumęi
lang: Italian
word: capire
lang: Italian
word: comprendere
lang: Italian
word: intendere
lang: Japanese
word: 分かる
roman: wakaru
lang: Japanese
word: 理解する
roman: rikai suru
lang: Javanese
word: weruh
lang: Javanese
word: ngerti
lang: Kalmyk
word: ухх
roman: uxx
lang: S'gaw Karen
word: နၢ်ပၢၢ်
roman: na̱ puẖ
lang: Kazakh
word: түсіну
roman: tüsınu
lang: Kazakh
word: ұғу
roman: ūğu
lang: Khalaj
word: anglamaq
lang: Khmer
word: យល់
roman: yŭəl
lang: Khmer
word: ស្ដាប់
roman: sdap
lang: Konkani
word: कळचे
roman: kaḷce
lang: Konkani
word: अर्थ जांव्चे
roman: arth zāvce
lang: Korean
word: 알다
roman: alda
lang: Korean
word: 이해하다
roman: ihaehada
lang: Korean
word: 리해하다
roman: rihaehada
lang: Central Kurdish
word: تێگەیشت
roman: têgeyişt
lang: Central Kurdish
word: سەر لێ دەرچون
roman: ser lê derçun
lang: Kyrgyz
word: түшүнүү
roman: tüşünüü
lang: Kyrgyz
word: угуу
roman: uguu
lang: Ladin
word: capir
lang: Lakota
word: okáȟniǧA
lang: Lao
word: ເຂົ້າໃຈ
roman: khao chai
lang: Latin
word: intellegō
lang: Latin
word: comprehendō
lang: Latin
word: percipio
lang: Latin
word: scio
lang: Latin
word: conspicio
lang: Latin
word: teneo
lang: Latin
word: capio
lang: Latin
word: exaudio
lang: Latin
word: video
lang: Latin
word: interpretor
lang: Latin
word: subaudio
lang: Latvian
word: saprast
lang: Lithuanian
word: suprasti
lang: Low German
word: begriepen
lang: Low German
word: verstahn
lang: Macedonian
word: ра́збира impf ра́збере
roman: rázbira
lang: Malay
word: memahami
lang: Malayalam
word: മനസ്സിലാക്കുക
roman: manassilākkuka
lang: Malayalam
word: അറിയുക
roman: aṟiyuka
lang: Maltese
word: fehem
lang: Manchu
word: ᡠᠯᡥᡳᠮᠪᡳ
roman: ulhimbi
lang: Western Bukidnon Manobo
word: savut
lang: Manx
word: toig
lang: Māori
word: mātau
lang: Māori
word: aro
lang: Māori
word: orotau
lang: Māori
word: aweko
lang: Mokilese
word: woahwoa
lang: Mongolian
word: ойлгох
roman: ojlgox
lang: Mongolian
word: мэдэх
roman: medex
lang: Mongolian
word: ухах
roman: uxax
lang: Muna
word: fahamu
lang: Navajo
word: adiistsʼaʼ
lang: Navajo
word: bidiistsʼį́į́h
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: forstå
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: skjønne
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: kunne
lang: Occitan
word: entendre
lang: Occitan
word: comprendre
lang: Odia
word: ବୁଝିବା
roman: bujhibā
lang: Church Slavic
word: разоумѣти
roman: razuměti
lang: Old English
word: understandan
lang: Old English
word: onġietan
lang: Old Saxon
word: farstandan
lang: Old Saxon
word: bikunnan
lang: Old Saxon
word: undarhuggian
lang: Oromo
word: hubachuu
lang: Ossetian
word: ӕмбарын
roman: æmbaryn
lang: Pannonian Rusyn
word: розумиц
roman: rozumic
lang: Pannonian Rusyn
word: зрозумиц
roman: zrozumic
lang: Pashto
word: پوهېدل
roman: pohedal
lang: Dari
word: فَهْمِیدَن
roman: fahmīdan
lang: Iranian Persian
word: فَهْمیدَن
roman: fahmidan
lang: Polish
word: rozumieć
lang: Polish
word: zrozumieć
lang: Polish
word: pojmować
lang: Polish
word: pojąć
lang: Polish
word: być świadomym znaczenia
lang: Portuguese
word: compreender
lang: Portuguese
word: entender
lang: Portuguese
word: perceber
lang: Romanian
word: înțelege
lang: Romanian
word: pricepe
lang: Romansh
word: chapir
lang: Romansh
word: capir
lang: Romansh
word: tgapeir
lang: Romansh
word: encleger
lang: Romansh
word: entelgir
lang: Romansh
word: entellir
lang: Romansh
word: antalir
lang: Romansh
word: ancleir
lang: Romansh
word: incler
lang: Romansh
word: incleger
lang: Russian
word: понима́ть
roman: ponimátʹ
lang: Russian
word: поня́ть
roman: ponjátʹ
lang: Russian
word: разуме́ть
roman: razumétʹ
lang: Salar
word: olanğusı
lang: Northern Sami
word: ipmirdit
lang: Sanskrit
word: जानाति
roman: jānāti
lang: Sardinian
word: cumprèndhere
lang: Sardinian
word: cumprendi
lang: Sardinian
word: appetzare
lang: Sardinian
word: attibbìre
lang: Sardinian
word: cumprèndere
lang: Sardinian
word: suppentire
lang: Sassarese
word: cumprindí
lang: Scots
word: ken
lang: Scots
word: unnerstaund
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: tuig
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: разу̀мети
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: разу̀мјети
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: razùmeti
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: razùmjeti
lang: Shan
word: ပွင်ႇၸႂ်
roman: pàung tsǎue
lang: Sicilian
word: capiri
lang: Sicilian
word: cumprènniri
lang: Sicilian
word: ntènniri
lang: Sinhalese
word: තේරෙනවා
roman: tērenawā
lang: Slovak
word: rozumieť
lang: Slovak
word: porozumieť
lang: Slovene
word: razuméti
lang: Somali
word: fahmid
lang: Somali
word: kasid
lang: Lower Sorbian
word: rozměś
lang: Lower Sorbian
word: zrozměś
lang: Upper Sorbian
word: rozumić
lang: Upper Sorbian
word: zrozumić
lang: Spanish
word: entender
lang: Spanish
word: comprender
lang: Spanish
word: coger
lang: Spanish
word: diquelar
lang: Spanish
word: dar en ello
lang: Spanish
word: entrevar
lang: Spanish
word: manyar
lang: Sranan Tongo
word: ferstan
lang: Sranan Tongo
word: frustan
lang: Swahili
word: elewa
lang: Swedish
word: förstå
lang: Sylheti
word: ꠛꠥꠎꠣ
roman: buza
lang: Tagalog
word: maintindihan
lang: Tagalog
word: alamin
lang: Tagalog
word: batirin
lang: Tajik
word: фаҳмидан
roman: fahmidan
lang: Tamil
word: புரி
roman: puri
lang: Tamil
word: விளங்கு
roman: viḷaṅku
lang: Tamil
word: கிரகி
roman: kiraki
lang: Tatar
word: аңларга
roman: añlarğa
lang: Telugu
word: గ్రహించుట
roman: grahiñcuṭa
lang: Thai
word: เข้าใจ
roman: kâo-jai
lang: Thai
word: รู้เรื่อง
roman: rúu-rʉ̂ʉang
lang: Thai
word: ทราบ
roman: sâap
lang: Tibetan
word: ཧ་གོ
lang: Tocharian B
word: kärs-
lang: Tok Pisin
word: save
lang: Turkish
word: anlamak
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: آڭلامق
roman: anlamak
lang: Turkmen
word: düşünmek
lang: Tuvan
word: угаар
roman: ugaar
lang: Tuvan
word: билир
roman: bilir
lang: Udmurt
word: валаны
roman: valany
lang: Ukrainian
word: розумі́ти
roman: rozumíty
lang: Ukrainian
word: зрозумі́ти
roman: zrozumíty
lang: Urdu
word: سَمَجْھنا
roman: samajhnā
lang: Uyghur
word: چۈشەنمەك
roman: chüshenmek
lang: Uyghur
word: بىلمەك
roman: bilmek
lang: Uyghur
word: ئاڭقارماق
roman: angqarmaq
lang: Uzbek
word: tushunmoq
lang: Uzbek
word: anglamoq
lang: Venetan
word: capir
lang: Vietnamese
word: hiểu
lang: Volapük
word: suemön
lang: Welsh
word: deall
lang: Yiddish
word: פֿאַרשטיין
roman: farshteyn
lang: Zhuang
word: roxyiuj
lang: Zhuang
word: doeng
lang: Zhuang
word: mingzbeg
lang: Zulu
word: -qonda
lang: Zulu
word: -bona
lang: ǃXóõ
word: ta̰ã