[
US
/ˌəndɝˈstænd/
]
[ UK /ˌʌndəstˈænd/ ]
[ UK /ˌʌndəstˈænd/ ]
VERB
-
believe to be the case
I understand you have no previous experience? -
perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
I don't understand the idea
Now I see!
I just can't see your point
Does she realize how important this decision is? -
make sense of a language
Can you read Greek?
She understands French -
be understanding of
You don't need to explain--I understand! -
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
She did not understand her husband
I understand what she means
How To Use understand In A Sentence
- Luckily, I have a very understanding boss.
- Oh, poof! You do not understand a little soldierly enthusiasm.
- Words are confusing, but they're nothing compared to non-words, mainly because non-words lead to rash assumptions and misunderstandings.
- Advancing age has occasionally brought resolution, more often just a little understanding, to many of these riddles, but not necessarily to the resilient ambiguity of history.
- Frankly I don't understand why most companies don't follow the same policy as franked income in the hands of shareholders is worth a lot more to them than huge piles of franking credits mouldering away in the company's balance sheet.
- The production sounds a little soupy here, but I think it really adds to the song if you can understand that.
- This research has done much to advance our understanding of language learning.
- The beauty he has perceived must in accordance with our human needs find expression concretely, because it is only as he manifests himself in forms which we can understand that we are able to recognize him. The Enjoyment of Art
- An established order of seeing, of understanding, of ruling, is simply exploded - the Modernist spirit asserts itself.
- To avoid fattening, unhealthful fats, you need to understand what types of foods they are concealed in.
