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un·der·stand

understand

 
 
pronunciation:
uhn dr staend
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part of speech: verb
inflections: understands, understanding, understood
definition: to know what something means.
Do you understand what you are reading?
synonyms:
comprehend, see
similar words:
follow, get, know, read, realize, recognize, seize
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