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- pronunciation:
- uhn
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staend
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
understands, understanding, understood |
definition 1: |
to get the meaning, nature, or importance of.
Do you understand what you're reading?- synonyms:
- comprehend, grasp, perceive, see
- antonyms:
- misunderstand
- similar words:
- apprehend, fathom, follow, get, know, read, realize, recognize, seize
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definition 2: |
to know very well the ways and nature of.
She understands computers.- similar words:
- comprehend, fathom, know
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definition 3: |
take as settled; assume.
The rules of the game must be understood by all players.- similar words:
- accept, assume, presume, suppose
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definition 4: |
to hear, learn, or be told; gather.
I understand that lunch is free today.- synonyms:
- gather, hear
- similar words:
- infer, learn
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definition 5: |
to have sympathy for.
No one understands me.- synonyms:
- sympathize with
- similar words:
- appreciate, feel, know, recognize, see
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related words: |
absorb, decipher, gather, hear, interpret, pick up, sense, solve |
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