Understand meaning in English

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Definition

to understand: to comprehend, to know, to follow verb
I don't understand what you're talking about, please speak in English.

This is an irregular verb:
I understand / I understood / I have understood
I understand (that you enjoy golfing): I believe, I have been told (that you enjoy playing golf) verbidiom
Besides its main meaning ("to comprehend"), I understand... also means "I have heard, I have been informed, I believe":
I understand that you are looking to buy a new house. I have heard that you want to buy a new house.
an understanding: an agreement, a deal; a belief, an impression noun
I'm glad that we've come to an understanding and hope this deal will work well for both parties.

Examples

  • "Chuk-Chuk : Ah ha... Sometimes not understanding is the key to understanding."
  • "I don't understand."
  • "Stink, can you understand me?"
  • "I wish I could understand your complex language."
  • "Krazy Gidyon : Krazy Gidyon does not understand."
  • "Peter : Yeah Pop, I understand."
  • "Philip : Oh, you understand."
  • "I never understood why the original was so red, so I made my own copy out of 24-carat gold."
  • "Bruno : I don't understand, Horatio."
  • "Jean : Brian, I admit that I understand very little of what you say."
  • "I understand that you've turned one part of this floor into a furniture shop."
  • "Xavier loved sports, particularly Water Polo, though he never understood how to get the horses in the swimming pool."
  • "I don't understand, I'm sorry."
  • "I understand you can't smell, is that correct?"
  • "Philip : I think I understand the meaning of life."
  • "Do you understand?"
  • "Do you understand me, you little peanut brains?"
  • "Bruno : I don't understand, Doctor."
  • "Peter : Yeah, pop, I understand."

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