understand

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˌʌndəˈstænd/]

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1. understand (verb) — sense 1

Definition: To know the meaning of; to parse or have parsed correctly; to comprehend.

Example: Can you repeat what you just said? I didn't understand.

2. understand (verb) — sense 2

Definition: To know the meaning of; to parse or have parsed correctly; to comprehend.: To know the meaning of.

Example: ‘[…] I came back here, had a wank and finished that book.’
‘The Naked Lunch?’
‘Yeah.’
‘What did you reckon?’
‘Crap.’
‘You’re just saying that because you didn’t understand it,’ said Adrian.
‘I’m just saying that because I did understand it,’ said Tom. ‘Any road up, we’d better start making some toast.[…]’

3. understand (verb) — sense 3

Definition: To be thoroughly familiar with; to be able to undertake properly.

Example: The students understood the assignment.

4. understand (intj) — sense 4

Definition: Uh-huh, I see; a way to acknowledge something said by the other speaker.

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