understand

1. Know and comprehend the nature or meaning of (synset 200590283)
   "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"
   subtypes:

   • apprehend, compass, comprehend, dig, get the picture, grasp, grok, savvy - get the meaning of something
   • sense - comprehend
   • follow - grasp the meaning
   • catch, get - grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
   • touch - comprehend
   • interpret, read, translate, understand - make sense of a language
   • read - to hear and understand
   • construe, interpret, see - make sense of; assign a meaning to
   • make out - comprehend
   • figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work, work out - find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
   • bottom, fathom, penetrate - come to understand
2. Perceive (an idea or situation) mentally (synset 200592510)
   "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea"
   subtypes:

   • perceive - become conscious of
   • appreciate, take account - be fully aware of; realize fully
   same as: realise, realize, see
   verb group:

   • envision, fancy, figure, image, picture, project, see, visualise, visualize - imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
   • see - see and understand, have a good eye
3. Make sense of a language (synset 200595247)
   "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"
   is a type of: understand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
   same as: interpret, read, translate
4. Believe to be the case (synset 200594917)
   "I understand you have no previous experience?"
   is a type of: believe - accept as true; take to be true
   same as: infer
5. Be understanding of (synset 200595453)
   "You don't need to explain--I understand!"
   same as: empathise, empathize, sympathise, sympathize

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