understand
understand
Meaning of understand
to know what something means or why it happens
den Sinn oder die Bedeutung von etwas erfassen

Pronunciation
understand with German translation
understand usage examples
I understand the task now.
Ich verstehe die Aufgabe jetzt.
Do you understand the question?
Verstehst du die Frage?
understand synonyms
What's the difference between understand, get, see, follow, comprehend, figure out, make sense of, and realize
ENDo you get what I mean?
ENOh, I see — that makes sense.
ENI can follow your argument so far.
formal, bookish
ENShe could not comprehend the complexity of the theory.
Advanced: broader words
work something out yourself
ENWe need to figure out how to fix the leak.
understand something confusing
ENCan you make sense of these notes?
ENI didn't realize you were here.
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understand meaning: what does it mean?
to know what something means or why it happens
understand pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
understand is pronounced as /ˌʌndəˈstænd/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
understand definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Ich verstehe die Aufgabe jetzt. Translation: I understand the task now.
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