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understand

understand

Meaning of understand

English

to know what something means or why it happens

Русский

осознавать смысл или суть информации

understand

Pronunciation

British English
/ˌʌndəˈstænd/
American English
/ˌʌndɚˈstænd/

understand with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом understand

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

10 сочетаний

Понимание в разговоре

Understanding in conversation
I understand
понимаю

I understand your concern about the extra cost.

Я понимаю твоё беспокойство по поводу дополнительных расходов.

I don't understand
не понимаю

I don't understand how this lock is supposed to work.

Я не понимаю, как должен работать этот замок.

  • make yourself understoodобъясниться
  • as I understand itнасколько я понимаю
  • understand each otherпонимать друг друга

Понять суть

Grasping a matter
understand the difference
понять разницу

Kids quickly understand the difference between rules and suggestions.

Дети быстро понимают разницу между правилами и советами.

fully understand
полностью понять

Read the lease twice to fully understand it.

Прочитай договор аренды дважды, чтобы полностью понять его.

  • understand the problemпонять проблему
  • understand howпонять, как
  • understand whyпонять, почему

understand usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

I don't understand this word.

Я не понимаю это слово.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

Do you understand me?

Ты меня понимаешь?

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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Questions about this word

What does understand mean?

to know what something means or why it happens

How do you pronounce understand?

understand is pronounced [ˌʌndəˈstænd].

How is understand used in a sentence?

Я не понимаю это слово. Translation: I don't understand this word.

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