to understand

Tom and Mary don't seem to understand why they aren't supposed to do that. - Tom and Mary don't seem to understand why they're not supposed to do that.

Tom and Mary don't seem to understand why they're not supposed to do that. - Tom and Mary don't seem to understand why they aren't supposed to do that.

Tospan> understandspan>

get

It's usually easy for Norwegians to get what Swedes are saying. - It's usually easy for Norwegians to understand what Swedes are saying.

Tospan> understandspan>

catch

Tospan> understandspan>

grasp

Tospan> understandspan>

have

If Tom had been speaking French, I would have been able to understand him. - If Tom had been speaking French, I would've been able to understand him.

Tospan> understandspan>

savvy

understandspan>

To be aware of the meaning of

understandspan>

To impute meaning, character etc. that is not explicitly stated

understandspan>

make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?

understandspan>

To mean without expressing; to imply tacitly; to take for granted; to assume

understandspan>

believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?"

understandspan>

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"

understandspan>

To stand under; to support

understandspan>

To be apprised, or have information, of; to learn; to be informed of; to hear; as, I understand that Congress has passed the bill

understandspan>

konprann

understandspan>

To have just and adequate ideas of; to apprehended the meaning or intention of; to have knowledge of; to comprehend; to know; as, to understand a problem in Euclid; to understand a proposition or a declaration; the court understands the advocate or his argument; to understand the sacred oracles; to understand a nod or a wink

understandspan>

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means" 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" believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?" make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?

understandspan>

to have internalized and have control of what facts, details, and terms mean in the bigger picture; the upper levels of Bloom's taxonomy (application, analysis, synthesis, evaluation); to be able to apply, integrate, manipulate, and adapt knowledge to new situations

understandspan>

If you understand that something is the case, you think it is true because you have heard or read that it is. You can say that something is understood to be the case to mean that people generally think it is true. We understand that she's in the studio recording her second album As I understand it, you came round the corner by the cricket field and there was the man in the road The management is understood to be very unwilling to agree to this request It is understood that the veteran reporter had a heart attack

understandspan>

{f} grasp the meaning of (e.g. words); comprehend (a cause, reason, motivation, etc.); deduce, infer, perceive the implications of; be thoroughly knowledgeable about; accept as true

understandspan>

If you understand someone or understand what they are saying, you know what they mean. Rusty nodded as though she understood the old woman I don't understand what you are talking about He was speaking poor English, trying to make himself understood

understandspan>

To be informed; to have or receive knowledge

understandspan>

If someone is given to understand that something is the case, it is communicated to them that it is the case, usually without them being told directly. I am given to understand that he was swearing throughout the game at our fans

understandspan>

To understand someone means to know how they feel and why they behave in the way that they do. It would be nice to have someone who really understood me, a friend Trish had not exactly understood his feelings She understands why I get tired and grumpy

understandspan>

You can use understand in expressions like do you understand? or is that understood? after you have told someone what you want, to make sure that they have understood you and will obey you. You do not hit my grandchildren, do you understand? I don't need it, understand? I don't want to hear another word about it. Is that understood, Emma?

understandspan>

To recognize or hold as being or signifying; to suppose to mean; to interpret; to explain

understandspan>

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"

understandspan>

make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"

understandspan>

To comprehend or be aware of

understandspan>

If you understand a language, you know what someone is saying when they are speaking that language. I couldn't read or understand a word of Yiddish, so I asked him to translate

understandspan>

To have the use of the intellectual faculties; to be an intelligent being

understandspan>

You say that you understand something when you know why or how it happens. They are too young to understand what is going on In the effort to understand AIDS, attention is moving from the virus to the immune system

understandspan>

entender (ie), comprender; I (don't) understand , (No) comprendo

understandspan>

be understanding of; "You don't need to explain--I understand!"

understandspan>

To apply values (axioms)

to understand

Silbentrennung

to un·der·stand

Etymologie

[ t&, tu, 'tü ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English tO; akin to Old High German zuo to, Latin donec as long as, until.