understand
un
ˌʌn
an
ders
ˈdərs
dērs
tand
tænd
tānd
British pronunciation
/ˌʌndəˈstænd/

Definition und Bedeutung von „understand“ im Englischen

to understand
01

verstehen

to know something's meaning, particularly something that someone says
Transitive: to understand sth
to understand definition and meaning
example
Beispiele
The poor audio quality made the speaker difficult to understand.
Die schlechte Audioqualität machte den Sprecher schwer verständlich.
1.1

verstehen, annehmen

to regard something such as a phrase, a missing word, etc. as present
Transitive: to understand a missing word or phrase
example
Beispiele
The sentence " Would you like coffee? " has the implied object " a cup of " understood.
Der Satz "Möchten Sie Kaffee?" hat das implizite Objekt "eine Tasse" verstanden.
02

verstehen, begreifen

to comprehend the significance of or the logic or reason behind something
Transitive: to understand the significance or logic of something
example
Beispiele
She could n't understand why he was upset.
Sie konnte nicht verstehen, warum er verärgert war.
2.1

annehmen, vermuten

to assume something to be the case because it is obvious
Transitive: to understand that
example
Beispiele
I assumed it was understood that I would have weekends off.
Ich nahm an, es war verstanden, dass ich an den Wochenenden frei hätte.
2.2

verstehen, begreifen

to be able to comprehend and empathize with someone else's feelings, problems etc.
Transitive: to understand that | to understand someone's feelings
to understand definition and meaning
example
Beispiele
If you need some time off, I 'm sure they 'll understand.
Wenn du etwas Zeit brauchst, bin ich sicher, sie werden es verstehen.
2.3

verstehen, annehmen

to be of the opinion that something is true, particularly because of what one has been told
Transitive: to understand that
example
Beispiele
It is understood that she will be the keynote speaker at the conference.
Es wird verstanden, dass sie die Hauptrednerin auf der Konferenz sein wird.
03

verstehen, begreifen

to comprehend the significance of or the logic or reason behind something
example
Beispiele
It is easy to understand how he made this mistake.
Es ist leicht zu verstehen, wie er diesen Fehler gemacht hat.

Lexikalischer Baum

misunderstand
understandable
understanding
understand
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