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understand
Overview of verb understand
The verb understand has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (111) understand -- (know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means")
2. (29) understand, realize, realise, see -- (perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea")
3. (9) understand, read, interpret, translate -- (make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?")
4. (4) understand, infer -- (believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?")
5. (1) sympathize, sympathise, empathize, empathise, understand -- (be understanding of; "You don't need to explain--I understand!")
Grep of noun understand
understandability
understanding
Antonyms of verb understand
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb understand
5 senses of understand
Sense 1
understand
Sense 2
understand, realize, realise, see
Sense 3
understand, read, interpret, translate
=> understand
Sense 4
understand, infer
=> believe
=> accept
=> evaluate, pass judgment, judge
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
Sense 5
sympathize, sympathise, empathize, empathise, understand
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb understand
2 of 5 senses of understand
Sense 1
understand
=> grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend
=> sense
=> follow
=> catch, get
=> touch
=> understand, read, interpret, translate
=> read
=> interpret, construe, see
=> make out
=> solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work
=> penetrate, fathom, bottom
Sense 2
understand, realize, realise, see
=> perceive
=> appreciate, take account
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb understand
5 senses of understand
Sense 1
understand
Sense 2
understand, realize, realise, see
Sense 3
understand, read, interpret, translate
=> understand
Sense 4
understand, infer
=> believe
Sense 5
sympathize, sympathise, empathize, empathise, understand
'Cause To' of verb understand
Derived Forms of verb understand
4 of 5 senses of understand
Sense 1
understand
RELATED TO>(adj) understandable#1
=> apprehensible, intelligible, graspable, perceivable, understandable
RELATED TO>(noun) understanding#1
=> understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy
Sense 2
understand, realize, realise, see
RELATED TO>(adj) understandable#1
=> apprehensible, intelligible, graspable, perceivable, understandable
RELATED TO>(noun) understanding#1
=> understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy
Sense 3
understand, read, interpret, translate
RELATED TO>(adj) understandable#1
=> apprehensible, intelligible, graspable, perceivable, understandable
Sense 5
sympathize, sympathise, empathize, empathise, understand
RELATED TO>(adj) understandable#1
=> apprehensible, intelligible, graspable, perceivable, understandable
RELATED TO>(noun) understanding#3
=> sympathy, understanding
Domain of verb understand
Domain Terms of verb understand
Familiarity of verb understand
understand used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb understand
5 senses of understand
Sense 1
understand
EX: Sam and Sue understand the movie
EX: They won't understand the story
Sense 2
understand, realize, realise, see
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sense 3
understand, read, interpret, translate
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sense 4
understand, infer
EX: They understand him to write the letter
Sense 5
sympathize, sympathise, empathize, empathise, understand
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb understand
2 of 5 senses of understand
Sense 3
understand, read, interpret, translate
> understand
=> grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend
=> sense
=> follow
=> catch, get
=> touch
=> understand, read, interpret, translate
=> read
=> interpret, construe, see
=> make out
=> solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work
=> penetrate, fathom, bottom
Sense 4
understand, infer
> believe
=> understand, infer
=> swallow
=> buy
=> believe
=> trust, swear, rely, bank
=> believe in
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb understand
Sense 1
understand
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Sense 2
understand, realize, realise, see
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Sense 3
understand, read, interpret, translate
=> understand
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Sense 4
understand, infer
=> believe
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Sense 5
sympathize, sympathise, empathize, empathise, understand
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Grep of verb understand
misunderstand
understand
Grep of adj understand
understandable
understanding
Grep of adv understand
understandably
understandingly
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