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Understands - definition of understands by The Free Dictionary Understands - definition of understands by The Free Dictionary https://www.thefreedictionary.com/understands Printer Friendly understand (redirected from understands ) Also found in: Thesaurus , Idioms . un·der·stand (ŭn′dər-stănd′) v. un·der·stood (-sto͝od′) , un·der·stand·ing , un·der·stands v. tr. 1. a. To become aware of the nature and significance of; know or comprehend: She understands the difficulty involved. b. To become aware of the intended meaning of (a person or remark, for example): We understand what they're saying; we just disagree with it. When he began describing his eccentric theories, we could no longer understand him. c. To know and be tolerant or sympathetic toward: hoped that they would understand my complaint. 2. To know thoroughly by close contact or long experience with: That teacher understands children. I understand the basics of car repair. 3. a. To learn indirectly or infer, as from hearsay: I understand his departure was unexpected. Am I to understand you are staying the night? b. To assume to be or accept as agreed: It is understood that the fee will be $50. 4. To supply or add (words or a meaning, for example) mentally: A verb is understood at the end of the statement "Yes, let's." v. intr. 1. a. To have understanding, knowledge, or comprehension. b. To have sympathy or tolerance: You're upset. I understand. 2. To learn something indirectly or secondhand; gather. [Middle English understanden , from Old English understandan : under- , under- + standan , to stand ; see stā- in Indo-European roots .] Synonyms: understand , comprehend , apprehend , grasp These verbs denote perception of the nature and significance of something. Understand is the most general and can apply to a range of situations or degrees of perception: understood the directions; understands only a little spoken Spanish; couldn't understand what I did wrong. It can also refer to the thorough knowledge gained by close experience: "No one who has not had the responsibility can really understand what it is like to be President" (Harry S. Truman). Comprehend stresses wide or thorough perception: "To comprehend is to know a thing as well as that thing can be known" (John Donne). Apprehend denotes both mental and intuitive awareness: "Intelligence is quickness to apprehend" (Alfred North Whitehead). To grasp is to seize an idea firmly: "We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the Sermon on the Mount" (Omar N. Bradley). American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. understand ( ˌʌndəˈstænd ) vb , -stands , -standing or -stood 1. ( may take a clause as object ) to know and comprehend the nature or meaning of: I understand you ; I understand what you mean . 2. ( may take a clause as object ) to realize or grasp (something): he understands your position . 3. ( tr; may take a clause as object ) to assume, infer, or believe: I understand you are thinking of marrying . 4. ( tr ) to know how to translate or read: can you understand Spanish? . 5. ( tr; may take a clause as object; often passive ) to accept as a condition or proviso: it is understood that children must be kept quiet . 6. ( tr ) to be sympathetic to or compatible with: we understand each other . [Old English understandan; related to Old Frisian understonda, Middle High German understān step under; see under, stand] ˌunderˈstandable adj ˌunderˈstandably adv Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014 un•der•stand (ˌʌn dərˈstænd) v. -stood, -stand•ing. v.t. 1. to perceive the meaning of; comprehend: to understand a poem. 2. to be familiar with; have a thorough knowledge of: to understand a trade. 3. to interpret or comprehend in a specified way: She understood his suggestion as a complaint. 4. to grasp the significance or importance of: He doesn't understand responsibility. 5. to regard as agreed or settled; assume: We understand that you will repay this loan in 30 days. 6. to learn or hear: I understand you were ill. 7. to infer (something not stated). v.i. 8. to perceive what is meant; comprehend. 9. to accept something tolerantly or sympathetically: If you can't do it, I will understand. 10. to have knowledge about a particular subject: She understands about boats. [before 900; Middle English; Old English understondan; c. Dutch onderstaan ] Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. appreciate , recognize , understand - The use of "appreciate" should involve valuing something or understanding it sympathetically; when there is no value or sympathy, use "recognize" or "understand"; appreciate first meant "set at a price; appraised." See also related terms for recognize . Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved. understand – realize 1. 'understand' If you can understand someone or can understand what they are saying, you know what they mean. His lecture was confusing; no one could understand the terminology. Her accent was hard to understand . If you say that you understand that something is true, you mean that you have been told that it is true. I understand he's been married before. There was no definite evidence, I understand . 2. 'realize' Don't use understand to say that someone becomes aware of something. Don't say, for example, ' Until he stopped working he hadn't understood how late it was '. You say 'Until he stopped working he hadn't realized how late it was'. As soon as I saw him, I realized that I'd seen him before. Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012 understand Past participle: understood Gerund: understanding Imperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative understand understand Present I understand you understand he/she/it understands we understand you understand they understand Preterite I understood you understood he/she/it understood we understood you understood they understood Present Continuous I am understanding you are understanding he/she/it is understanding we are understanding you are understanding they are understanding Present Perfect I have understood you have understood he/she/it has understood we have understood you have understood they have understood Past Continuous I was understanding you were understanding he/she/it was understanding we were understanding you were understanding they were understanding Past Perfect I had understood you had understood he/she/it had understood we had understood you had understood they had understood Future I will understand you will understand he/she/it will understand we will understand you will understand they will understand Future Perfect I will have understood you will have understood he/she/it will have understood we will have understood you will have understood they will have understood Future Continuous I will be understanding you will be understanding he/she/it will be understanding we will be understanding you will be understanding they will be understanding Present Perfect Continuous I have been understanding you have been understanding he/she/it has been understanding we have been understanding you have been understanding they have been understanding Future Perfect Continuous I will have been understanding you will have been understanding he/she/it will have been understanding we will have been understanding you will have been understanding they will have been understanding Past Perfect Continuous I had been understanding you had been understanding he/she/it had been understanding we had been understanding you had been understanding they had been understanding Conditional I would understand you would understand he/she/it would understand we would understand you would understand they would understand Past Conditional I would have understood you would have understood he/she/it would have understood we would have understood you would have understood they would have understood Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011 Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend: Switch to new thesaurus Verb 1. understand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means" apprehend , comprehend , get the picture , grok , savvy , grasp , compass , dig - get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" sense - comprehend; "I sensed the real meaning of his letter" follow - grasp the meaning; "Can you follow her argument?"; "When he lectures, I cannot follow" get , catch - grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; "did you catch that allusion?"; "We caught something of his theory in the lecture"; "don't catch your meaning"; "did you get it?"; "She didn't get the joke"; "I just don't get him" touch - comprehend; "He could not touch the meaning of the poem" translate , understand , interpret , read - make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?" read - to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!" construe , interpret , see - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" make out - comprehend; "I cannot make out what this politician is saying" figure out , puzzle out , solve , lick , work out , work - find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situa