Hypertext Webster Gateway: "understand"
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) 1.7 (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"; "Does she realize how important
this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea" [syn: {realize},
{realise}, {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}, {sympathise}, {empathize},
{empathise}]
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