- verbunderstand (verb) · understands (third person present) · understood (past tense) · understood (past participle) · understanding (present participle)
- perceive the intended meaning of (words, a language, or a speaker):"he didn't understand a word I said" · "he could usually make himself understood" · "she understood what he was saying"
- perceive the significance, explanation, or cause of (something):"she didn't really understand the situation" · "he couldn't understand why we burst out laughing" · "you don't understand—she has left me"
- interpret or view (something) in a particular way:"as the term is usually understood, legislation refers to regulations and directives"
- infer something from information received (often used as a polite formula in conversation):"I understand you're at art school" · "as I understood it, she was flying back to New Zealand tomorrow"
- regard (a missing word, phrase, or idea) as present; supply mentally:"“present company excepted” is always understood when sweeping generalizations are being made"
- assume to be the case; take for granted:"he liked to play the field—that was understood"
- be sympathetically or knowledgeably aware of the character or nature of:"Picasso understood color" · "I understand how you feel"
OriginOld English understandan(see under-, stand).Similar and Opposite Wordsverb
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