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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Understand \Un`der*stand"\ ([u^]n`d[~e]r*st[a^]nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Understood}, and Archaic {Understanded}; p. pr & vb n. {Understanding}.] [OE. understanden, AS understandan literally, to stand under cf AS forstandan to understand, G. verstehen The development of sense is not clear. See {Under}, and {Stand}.] 1. To have just and adequate ideas of to apprehended the meaning or intention of to have knowledge of to comprehend; to know as to understand a problem in Euclid; to understand a proposition or a declaration; the court understands the advocate or his argument; to understand the sacred oracles; to understand a nod or a wink. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Understand \Un`der*stand"\, v. i. 1. To have the use of the intellectual faculties; to be an intelligent being Imparadised in you in whom alone I understand, and grow, and see --Donne. 2. To be informed; to have or receive knowledge. I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah. --Neh. xiii. 7. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: understand v 1: know and comprehend the nature or meaning of "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means" 2: perceive mentally, as of an idea; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point" [syn: {realize}, {see}] 3: make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?" [syn: {read}, {interpret}, {translate}] 4: believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?" [syn: {gather}, {infer}] 5: be understanding of "You don't need to explain--I understand!" [syn: {sympathize}, {empathize}]
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