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understand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means" |
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apprehend,
compass,
comprehend,
dig,
get the picture,
grasp,
grok,
savvy anticipate with dread or anxiety
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sense comprehend; "I sensed the real meaning of his letter"
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follow behave in accordance or in agreement with; "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example"
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catch,
get contract; "did you catch a cold?"
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touch comprehend; "He could not touch the meaning of the poem"
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interpret,
read,
translate,
understand make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
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read to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!"
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construe,
interpret,
see make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
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make out comprehend; "I cannot make out what this politician is saying"
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figure out,
lick,
puzzle out,
solve,
work,
work out pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand"
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bottom,
fathom,
penetrate strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom
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understand - perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea" |
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realize,
realise,
see |
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envision,
fancy,
figure,
image,
picture,
project,
see,
visualise,
visualize picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President"
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see be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"
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perceive become conscious of; "She finally perceived the futility of her protest"
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appreciate,
take account increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark"
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understand - make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?" |
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read,
interpret,
translate |
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understand know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"
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understand - believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?" |
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infer |
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believe accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"
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