Understand
From Fresh Dictionary
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English
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| fear | evening | ground | #429: understand | fine | law | show |
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Pronunciation
- Ån"dÉ(r)-stÄnd', /ËÊndÉ(r)Ëstænd/, /%Vnd@(r)"st{nd/
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Verb
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Third person singular |
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Present participle |
- To be aware of the meaning of.
- I understand German.
- I received your note, but I did not understand it.
- To believe, based on information.
- I understand that you have information for me.
- To impute meaning, character etc. that is not explicitly stated.
- They understand each other.
- In this sense, the word is usually used in the past participle:
- In the imperative mood, the word "you" is usually understood.
- To apply values (axioms).
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Translations
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fr:understand gl:understand io:understand it:understand hu:understand ja:understand fi:understand uk:understand zh:understand