Understand

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English


Pronunciation

  • Å­n"də(r)-stănd', /ˌʌndə(r)ˈstænd/, /%Vnd@(r)"st{nd/

Verb

Infinitive
to understand

Third person singular
understands

Simple past
understood

Past participle
understood

Present participle
understanding

  1. To be aware of the meaning of.
    I understand German.
    I received your note, but I did not understand it.
  2. To believe, based on information.
    I understand that you have information for me.
  3. 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.
  4. To apply values (axioms).

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Translations

es:understand

fr:understand gl:understand io:understand it:understand hu:understand ja:understand fi:understand uk:understand zh:understand

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