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1. understand
verb. ['ˌəndɝˈstænd'] know and comprehend the nature or meaning of.
Synonyms
- comprehend
- awareness
- insight
- sense
- grasp
- apprehend
- comprehend
- follow
- bottom
- work
- penetrate
- savvy
- puzzle out
- fathom
- work out
- figure out
- touch
- dig
- get the picture
- get
- construe
- translate
- compass
- interpret
- lick
- see
- solve
- catch
- make out
- read
Antonyms
- incognizance
- stifle
- diverge
- miss
Etymology
- understanden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- understandan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Rhymes with Understand
- vallegrande
- withstand
- meadowland
- lefthand
- unplanned
- righthand
- marchand
- firsthand
- expand
- disband
- bourland
- unmanned
- strande
- strand
- remand
- outmanned
- offhand
- laband
- hoiland
- fernand
- demand
- deland
- command
- spanned
- scanned
- planned
- grande
- grand
- gland
- brande
How do you pronounce understand?
Pronounce understand as ˌəndərˈstænd.
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Sentences with understand
1. Verb, base form
Do you want to make people understand how much you care about an item?
2. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Ensure that all members of the LLC understand this tax obligation before you transfer property to the company.
Quotes about understand
1. I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.
- Oscar Wilde, The Happy Prince and Other Stories
2. If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.
- Albert Einstein
3. People discuss my art and pretend to understand as if it were necessary to understand, when it's simply necessary to love.
- Claude Monet
2. understand
verb. ['ˌəndɝˈstænd'] perceive (an idea or situation) mentally.
Synonyms
- envision
- fancy
- realise
- visualize
- image
- see
- picture
- project
- visualise
- figure
- appreciate
- take account
- realize
Antonyms
- discolor
- abstain
- stay in place
- precede
Etymology
- understanden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- understandan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. understand
verb. ['ˌəndɝˈstænd'] make sense of a language.
Synonyms
- interpret
- translate
Antonyms
- predate
- natural elevation
- top
Etymology
- understanden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- understandan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. understand
verb. ['ˌəndɝˈstænd'] believe to be the case.
Synonyms
- believe
Antonyms
- disobey
- violate
Etymology
- understanden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- understandan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. understand
verb. ['ˌəndɝˈstænd'] be understanding of.
Synonyms
- sympathize
- sympathise
- empathise
Antonyms
- side
- best
- studio
- idle
Etymology
- understanden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- understandan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))