understand
/ˌʌndəˈstænd/
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Translation
To know what something means or how it works.
Word origin
From Old English understandan, meaning to comprehend or grasp the meaning of.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- understandan
Grammar
Verb typeirregular (understand, understands, understood)
Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.
Examples
.
"Understand" means to know what something means.
three languages.
"Understands" is the form used with he, she, or it.
once.
"Understood" is the past form of "understand".
To understand something is to know what it means or how it works. The past form is "understood".
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