Understand — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

perceive (an idea or situation) mentally

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌʌndɚstˈænd/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌʌndəstˈand/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌʌndəstˈand/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌʌndɚstˈænd/.

Examples

She did not understand her husband
I understand what she means
Now I see!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

read empathise interpret see infer realise translate empathize sympathise sympathize realize

Parts of Speech

verb	know and comprehend the nature or meaning of “She did not understand her husband”
verb	perceive (an idea or situation) mentally “Now I see!”
verb	make sense of a language “She understands French”
verb	believe to be the case “I understand you have no previous experience?”
verb	be understanding of “You don't need to explain--I understand!”

Word Forms

understandable	adjective	capable of being apprehended or understood
understanding	noun	the cognitive condition of someone who understands
realization	noun	coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
realisation	noun	coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
sympathy	noun	an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
empathy	noun	understanding and entering into another's feelings

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verstehen

die Natur oder Bedeutung von kennen und verstehen

🇫🇷French

comprendre

connaître et comprendre la nature ou la signification de

🇪🇸Spanish

entender

conocer y comprender la naturaleza o significado de

🇮🇹Italian

capire

conoscere e comprendere la natura o il significato di

🇳🇱Dutch

begrijpen

de aard of betekenis ervan kennen en begrijpen

🇵🇹Portuguese

entender

conhecer e compreender a natureza ou significado de

🇷🇺Russian

понимать

знать и понимать природу или значение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समझना

की प्रकृति या अर्थ को जानें और समझें

🇧🇩Bengali

বুঝতে

এর প্রকৃতি বা অর্থ জানা এবং বোঝা

🇮🇳Tamil

புரியும்

அதன் தன்மை அல்லது பொருளை அறிந்து புரிந்து கொள்ளுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

అర్థం చేసుకుంటారు

యొక్క స్వభావం లేదా అర్థాన్ని తెలుసుకోవడం మరియు అర్థం చేసుకోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

समजून घेणे

चे स्वरूप किंवा अर्थ जाणून घ्या आणि समजून घ्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમજવું

ની પ્રકૃતિ અથવા અર્થ જાણો અને સમજો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅರ್ಥಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

ಇದರ ಸ್ವರೂಪ ಅಥವಾ ಅರ್ಥವನ್ನು ತಿಳಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ ಮತ್ತು ಗ್ರಹಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മനസ്സിലാക്കുക

അതിൻ്റെ സ്വഭാവമോ അർത്ഥമോ അറിയുകയും മനസ്സിലാക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮਝੋ

ਦੇ ਸੁਭਾਅ ਜਾਂ ਅਰਥ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਣੋ ਅਤੇ ਸਮਝੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

سمجھنا

کی نوعیت یا معنی کو جانیں اور سمجھیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

理解

知道并理解事物的本质或意义

🇯🇵Japanese

理解する

～の性質や意味を知り、理解する

🇰🇷Korean

이해하다

본질이나 의미를 알고 이해한다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hiểu

biết và hiểu bản chất hoặc ý nghĩa của

🇹🇭Thai

เข้าใจ

รู้และเข้าใจธรรมชาติหรือความหมายของ

🇮🇩Indonesian

memahami

mengetahui dan memahami hakikat atau makna

🇵🇭Filipino

maintindihan

alam at nauunawaan ang kalikasan o kahulugan ng

🇲🇾Malay

faham

mengetahui dan memahami sifat atau makna

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يفهم

معرفة وفهم طبيعة أو معنى

🇮🇷Persian

درک کنند

ماهیت یا معنای آن را بشناسید و درک کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

anlamak

doğasını veya anlamını bilmek ve kavramak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִהַבִין

לדעת ולהבין את טיבו או המשמעות של

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The primary meaning of 'understand' is 'know and comprehend the nature or meaning of'.

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