Understand (IPA: /ˌəndɝˈstænd/)
| Understand (v. t.) |
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. |
| Understand (v. t.) |
To be apprised, or have information, of; to learn; to be informed of; to hear; as, I understand that Congress has passed the bill. |
| Understand (v. t.) |
To recognize or hold as being or signifying; to suppose to mean; to interpret; to explain. |
| Understand (v. t.) |
To mean without expressing; to imply tacitly; to take for granted; to assume. |
| Understand (v. t.) |
To stand under; to support. |
| Understand (v. i.) |
To have the use of the intellectual faculties; to be an intelligent being. |
| Understand (v. i.) |
To be informed; to have or receive knowledge. |
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2008 single by Melanie C |
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2002 single by Jeremy Camp |
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1991 science fiction novelette by American writer Ted Chiang |
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| Example Sentence (Quote) " "Do you understand what's going on ?" Not at all ," he shouted back. I can almost prove this can't be happening ."" - Carl Sagan |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " (Did I say something terrible? Women... I don't understand them.)" - Final Fantasy VIII |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "...I don't need you to understand me." - Final Fantasy VIII |
| Example Sentence (Quote) ": I could understand principles of Perl source in 2-3 days [. . .] Gee, it took me about eleven years." - Larry Wall |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " [talking to Lash] I hope you understand just how strange you are." - Advance Wars |
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