understand
1. know and comprehend the nature or meaning of (Freq. 110)
- She did not understand her husband
- I understand what she means
• Derivationally related forms:
understandable, understanding
• Hyponyms:
grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig,
grasp, compass, apprehend, sense, follow, catch,
get, touch, read, interpret, translate, construe,
see, make out, solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out,
lick, work, penetrate, fathom, bottom
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- Sam and Sue understand the movie
- They won't understand the story
2. perceive (an idea or situation) mentally (Freq. 29)
- Now I see!
- I just can't see your point
- Does she realize how important this decision is?
- I don't understand the idea
• Syn:
realize, realise, see
• Derivationally related forms:
realisation (for: realise), realization (for: realize), understandable, understanding
• Hyponyms:
perceive, appreciate, take account
• Verb Group:
visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy,
see, figure, picture, image
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
3. make sense of a language (Freq. 9)
- She understands French
- Can you read Greek?
• Syn:
read, interpret, translate
• Derivationally related forms:
understandable
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
4. believe to be the case (Freq. 4)
- I understand you have no previous experience?
• Syn:
infer
• Hypernyms:
believe
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- They understand him to write the letter
5. be understanding of (Freq. 1)
- You don't need to explain--I understand!
• Syn:
sympathize, sympathise, empathize, empathise
• Derivationally related forms:
understandable, understanding, empathy (for: empathise), empathy (for: empathize), sympathy (for: sympathise), sympathy (for: sympathize)
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
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