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understand
verb
1 understand
Know and comprehend the nature or meaning of.
Roget 527:
tell;
inform,
inform of;
acquaint,
acquaint with;
impart,
impart to;
make acquaintance with,
apprise,
advise,
enlighten,
awaken;
transmit.
let fall,
mention,
express,
intimate,
represent,
communicate,
make known;
publish
etc.
531;
notify,
signify,
specify,
convey the knowledge of.
let one know,
have one to know;
give one to understand;
give notice;
set before,
lay before,
put before;
point out,
put into one's head;
put one in possession of;
instruct
etc.
(teach)
537;
direct the attention to
etc.
457.
announce,
annunciate;
report,
report progress;
bringword†,
send word,
leave word,
write word;
telegraph,
telephone;
wire;
retail,
render an account;
give an account
etc.
(describe)
594;
state
etc.
(affirm)
535.
[disclose inadvertently or reluctantly]
let slip,
blurt out,
spill the beans,
unburden oneself of,
let off one's chest;
disclose
etc.
529.
show cause;
explain
etc.
(interpret)
522.
hint;
given an inkling of;
give a hint,
drop a hint,
throw out a hint;
insinuate;
allude to,
make allusion to;
glance at;
tip the wink
etc.
(indicate)
550;
suggest,
prompt,
give the cue,
breathe;
whisper,
whisper in the ear.
give a bit of one's mind;
tell one plainly,
tell once for all;
speak volumes.
undeceive†,
unbeguile†;
set right,
correct,
open the eyes of,
disabuse,
disillusion one of.
be informed of
&c.;
know
etc.
490;
learn
etc.
539;
get scent of,
get wind of,
gather from;
awaken to,
open one's eyes to;
become alive,
become awake to;
hear,
overhear,
understand.
come to one's ears,
come to one's knowledge;
reach one's ears.
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Roget 498:
be intelligent
etc.
adj.;
have all one's wits about one;
understand
etc.
(intelligible)
518;
catch an idea,
take in an idea;
take a joke,
take a hint.
see through,
see at a glance,
see with half an eye,
see far into,
see through a millstone;
penetrate;
discern
etc.
(descry)
441;
foresee
etc.
510.
discriminate
etc.
465;
know what's what
etc.
698;
listen to reason.
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Roget 518:
be intelligible
etc.
adj.;
speak for itself,
speak volumes;
tell its own tale,
lie on the surface.
render intelligible
etc.
adj.;
popularize,
simplify,
clear up;
elucidate
etc.
(explain)
522.
understand,
comprehend,
take,
take in;
catch,
grasp,
follow,
collect,
master,
make out;
see with half an eye,
see daylight,
see one's way;
enter into the ideas of;
come to an understanding.
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Dutch: begrijpen, bevatten, doorhebben, doorzien, snappen, vatten, verstaan, volgen, weten
2 understand
Perceive (an idea or situation) mentally:
— I don't understand the idea.
synonyms: realise, realize, see.
Roget 490:
know,
ken [Scot.],
scan,
wot†;
wot aware†,
be aware of
etc.
adj.;
ween†,
weet†,
trow†,
have,
possess.
conceive;
apprehend,
comprehend;
take,
realize,
understand,
savvy [Slang],
appreciate;
fathom,
make out;
recognize,
discern,
perceive,
see,
get a sight-of,
experience.
know full well;
have some knowledge of,
possess some knowledge of;
be au courant
etc.
adj.;
have in one's head,
have at one' fingers ends;
know by heart,
know by rote;
be master of;
connaitre le dessous des cartes [Fr.],
know what's what
etc.
698.
see one's way;
discover
etc.
480.1.
come to one's knowledge
etc.
(information)
527.
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Dutch: beseffen, inzien, realiseren, weten
3 understand
4 understand
Believe to be the case:
— I understand you have no previous experience?.
synonym: infer.
Roget 526:
be latent
etc.
adj.;
lurk,
smolder,
underlie,
make no sign;
escape observation,
escape detection,
escape recognition;
lie hid
etc.
528.
laugh in one's sleeve;
keep back
etc.
(conceal)
528.
involve,
imply,
understand,
allude to,
infer,
leave an inference;
entail;
whisper
etc.
(conceal)
528.
[understand the implication]
read between the lines.
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Dutch: verstaan, geloven, snappen
5 understand
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