Understand
/ˌɞndəɹˈstand/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:15 pts10 letters
Definition of Understand
verb
- To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of.
"I'm sorry. I don't understand."
- To believe, to think one grasps sufficiently despite potentially incomplete knowledge.
"I understand that you have a package for me?"
- (obsolete outside circus, acrobatics) To stand underneath, to support.
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SYNONYMS
believeapprehendcomprehendgraspgrokknowperceivepick up what someone is putting downrealise
ANTONYMS
misunderstand