understand
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Synonyms: unnerstand, understate, underhand, understood, understated, understands, understanded, understage, underspend, understair, understaff
Antonyms: unnerstand, understate, underhand, understood, understated, understands, understanded, understage, underspend, understair, understaff
Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive|intransitive|of [[communication]] or means of communication: words, statements, signs, etc.}} To [[know]] the [[meaning]] of; to [[parse]] or have parsed correctly; to [[comprehend]].
- {{lb|en|transitive|of a skill, task, profession, etc.}} To be thoroughly familiar with; to be able to [[undertake]] [[properly]].
- {{lb|en|transitive|usually with clause as object}} To [[comprehend]] a [[fact]] or [[principle]]; to regard or come to regard a [[belief]] as such.
- {{lb|en|transitive|of people}} To [[know]] the [[intent]], [[motives]] or [[character]] of; {{lb|en|of events}} to know the causes of or reasons for.
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[believe]] or [[infer]], to [[think]] one grasps [[sufficiently]] despite potentially incomplete [[knowledge]].
- {{lb|en|transitive|grammar}} To [[regard]] as present when not.
- {{lb|en|humorous|rare|obsolete|except in|circus|acrobatics}} To [[stand]] [[underneath]], to [[support]].
Interjection
- {{lb|en|Singapore|Malaysia|[[w:Backchannel (linguistics)|backchanneling]]}} {{1|uh-huh}}, I see; {{n-g|a way to [[acknowledge]] something said by the other speaker.}}
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