āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
understand
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to understand
01
āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¤ā§, āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤ā§
to know something's meaning, particularly something that someone says
Transitive: to understand sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She has a unique way of explaining things that makes it easy to understand complex topics.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻā§ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻšāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§āĨ¤
1.1
āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¤ā§, āĻ§āĻ°ā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to regard something such as a phrase, a missing word, etc. as present
Transitive: to understand a missing word or phrase
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
If someone announces that they 're " engaged, " it is understood that they are engaged to be married.
āĻā§āĻ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž "āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨" āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§, āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¤ā§, āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻŦāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to comprehend the significance of or the logic or reason behind something
Transitive: to understand the significance or logic of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
It 's difficult to understand his motives for quitting his job.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤
2.1
āĻ§āĻ°ā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to assume something to be the case because it is obvious
Transitive: to understand that
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He preferred to work independently, that was understood.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨, āĻāĻāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
2.2
āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¤ā§, āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž
to be able to comprehend and empathize with someone else's feelings, problems etc.
Transitive: to understand that | to understand someone's feelings
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
I often feel like nobody truly understands my struggles.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§ āĻā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
2.3
āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¤ā§, āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to be of the opinion that something is true, particularly because of what one has been told
Transitive: to understand that
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
It is understood that she will be the keynote speaker at the conference.
āĻāĻāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŽā§āĻ˛ āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻšāĻŦā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¤ā§, āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻŦāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to comprehend the significance of or the logic or reason behind something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
I could never understand why she was fired.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
misunderstand
understandable
understanding
understand
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