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understands |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb understand 2 of 5 senses of understand Sense 1 understand => get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend => 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 Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb understand 2 of 5 senses of understand Sense 1 understand => get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend => figure => catch on get onto tumble, latch on cotton on twig, get it => intuit => digest => follow => catch, get => touch => understand, read, interpret, translate => read => interpret, construe, see => mistake, confuse, confound => misconstrue, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, be amiss => clarify, clear, clear up shed light on crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out sort out enlighten, illuminate, elucidate => read between the lines => literalize => spiritualize => reinterpret => allegorize, allegorise => take read => misread, misinterpret => read => anagram, anagrammatize, anagrammatise => reread => dip into => spell out => decipher, trace => scan => skim, skim over => lipread => read, scan => misread => educe, evoke, elicit, extract, draw out => make out => solve, work out figure out puzzle out lick, work => answer, resolve => riddle => strike => guess, infer => tell => answer => break => penetrate, fathom, bottom Sense 2 understand, realize, realise, see => perceive => appreciate, take account Entailment of verb understand Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by 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, gather, infer => believe Sense 5 sympathize, sympathise, empathize, empathise, understand Familiarity of verb understand understand used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb understand Sense 1 understand -------------- Sense 2 understand, realize, realise, see -------------- Sense 3 understand, read, interpret, translate => understand -------------- Sense 4 understand, gather, infer => believe -------------- Sense 5 sympathize, sympathise, empathize, empathise, 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 mentally, as of an idea; "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, gather, 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!") 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 mentally, as of an idea; "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, gather, 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!")
understands definition