understand

Significado (Inglés)

1. (of communication or means of communication: words, statements, signs, etc.) To know the meaning of; to parse or have parsed correctly; to comprehend.
2. (of communication or means of communication: words, statements, signs, etc.) To know the meaning of; to parse or have parsed correctly; to comprehend.
3. (of a skill, task, profession, etc.) To be thoroughly familiar with; to be able to undertake properly.
4. To comprehend a fact or principle; to regard or come to regard a belief as such.
5. (of people) To know the intent, motives or character of; (of events) to know the causes of or reasons for.
6. To believe, to think one grasps sufficiently despite potentially incomplete knowledge.
7. To regard as present when not.
8. To stand underneath, to support.
9. To comprehend or grasp (some particular matter); to have comprehension (in general);

Conceptos

entender

comprender

idear

interpretar

deducir

aprehender

sobreentender

alargar

considerar

discernir

razonar

señalar

conocer

intuir

pensar

penetrar

caer

captar

ver

aprender

conquistar el corazón

enfermar

percibir

recibir en la memoria

retener algo

retener en la memoria

diagnosticar

saber de experiencia

saber de ubicación

memorizar

acotar

comprender claramente

meditar

simbolizar

coger

traducir

empatizar

aclarar

elucidar

hacer inteligible

interrelacionar

tener que ver

asir

oír

saber

resolver

solucionar

solventar

creer

evaluar

juzgar

opinar

ahondar

compenetrar

Con guión como

un‧der‧stand

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/(ˌ)ʌndəˈstænd/

Etimología (Inglés)

From Middle English understanden, from Old English understandan (“to understand”), from Proto-West Germanic *understandan (“to stand between, understand”), from Proto-Germanic *understandaną (“to stand between, understand”), equivalent to Old English under- (“between, inter-”) + standan (“to stand”) (Modern English under- + stand). Cognate with Old Frisian understonda (“to understand, experience, learn”), Old High German understantan (“to understand”), Middle Danish understande (“to understand”). Compare also Saterland Frisian understunda, unnerstounde (“to dare, survey, measure”), Dutch onderstaan (“to undertake, presume”), German unterstehen (“to be subordinate”).

Oraciones

Don’t you understand me ?

¿No me entiendes?

He had always believed that the sheep were able to understand what he said .

Siempre había creído que las ovejas podían entender lo que dijo.

I still can't understand it though .

Sin embargo, todavía no puedo entenderlo.

He came to understand its dodges and tricks , and to accept it as it was .

Llegó a comprender sus esquivas y trucos, y a aceptarlo como era.