understand

verb
un·der·stand
/ˌʌndəˈstænd/

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.”

Other meanings

To know the meaning of.
To be thoroughly familiar with; to be able to undertake properly.
“The students understood the assignment.”

Related words

overstand
reunderstand
underdig
understandability
understandable
understander
understanding
understood
understand trap
you understood
give someone to understand
understand the assignment

Example sentences

“I don't understand what you meant by that.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“I'm not sure I understand what it's saying.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0
“We seek to understand before we speak.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Old English "understandan" (to understand).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “understand” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.