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understand

understand

Meaning of understand

English

to know what something means or why it happens

Deutsch

den Sinn oder die Bedeutung von etwas erfassen

understand

Pronunciation

British English
/ˌʌndəˈstænd/
American English
/ˌʌndɚˈstænd/

understand with German translation

understand usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇩🇪German

I understand the task now.

Ich verstehe die Aufgabe jetzt.

🇬🇧English→🇩🇪German

Do you understand the question?

Verstehst du die Frage?

understand synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between understand, get, see, follow, comprehend, figure out, make sense of, and realize

🇬🇧English

informal: I don't get it

A1very often

ENDo you get what I mean?

🇬🇧English

as a reply: I see

A1very often

ENOh, I see — that makes sense.

🇬🇧English

keep up with an explanation

A2often

ENI can follow your argument so far.

C
🇬🇧English
comprehend

formal, bookish

B2rare word

ENShe could not comprehend the complexity of the theory.

Advanced: broader words

F
🇬🇧English
figure out

work something out yourself

B1very often

ENWe need to figure out how to fix the leak.

M
🇬🇧English
make sense of

understand something confusing

B1often

ENCan you make sense of these notes?

🇬🇧English

suddenly become aware of something

B1very often

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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