understand

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. (intransitive, transitive, usually) To know the meaning of; to parse or have parsed correctly; to comprehend.
2. (intransitive, transitive, usually) To know the meaning of; to parse or have parsed correctly; to comprehend.
3. (transitive, usually) To be thoroughly familiar with; to be able to undertake properly.
4. (transitive, usually) To comprehend a fact or principle; to regard or come to regard a belief as such.
5. (transitive) To know the intent, motives or character of; (of events) to know the causes of or reasons for.
6. (transitive) To believe or infer, to think one grasps sufficiently despite potentially incomplete knowledge.
7. (transitive) To regard as present when not.
8. (humorous, rare) To stand underneath, to support.

Intj

Uh-huh, I see; a way to acknowledge something said by the other speaker.

Concepts

comprendre

entendre

saisir

voir

👀

piger

discerner

appréhender

connaître

penser

🤔

savoir

concevoir

résoudre

percevoir

estimer

être capable

être compétent

être qualifié

évaluer

examiner

illumination

juger

🧑‍⚖️

lire

📖

marcher

🚶

mémoriser

observer

pénétrer

réaliser

réfléchir

relier

sentir

👃

s’y connaître

s’y entendre

conduire à

desservir

être au courant de

mener à

opiner

rendre malade

tilter

atteindre l’Eveil

être expert en

être fort en

s’y connaitre en

saisir l’âme

savoir d’expérience

traduire

prendre conscience de

apercevoir

👀

arrêter

attraper

🪤

Synonymes

know

comprehend

realize

perceive

grasp

learn

see

👀

hear

apprehend

realise

get

recognize

clear

catch

conceive

interpret

read

📖

appreciate

make out

think

🤔

find out

believe

feel

figure out

consider

savvy

compass

🧭

follow

recognise

fathom

notice

discern

dig

catch on

understanding

digest

translate

know well

sober up

infer

remember

get to know

ascertain

guess

sympathise

decipher

comprehension

become aware of

familiar with

be aware of

Traductions

verstehen

entender

capire

begreifen

comprender

begrijpen

comprendere

entender

compreender

verstaan

intendere

erfassen

snappen

entendre

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/(ˌ)ʌndəˈstænd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: understanden

Hérité de ancien anglais: understandan

Appartenant à ancien anglais: under-

Appartenant à Old Frisian: understonda

Appartenant à ancien haut allemand: understantan

Appartenant à danois: understande

Appartenant à saterlandais: understunda

Appartenant à néerlandais: onderstaan

Appartenant à allemand: unterstehen

In summary

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”).

Phrases

Don’t you understand me ?

Tu ne me comprends pas?

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

Il avait toujours cru que les moutons étaient capables de comprendre ce qu'il avait dit.

I still can't understand it though .

Je ne peux toujours pas le comprendre.

I understand sheep ; they're no longer a problem , and they can be good friends .

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

Il est venu à comprendre ses esquives et ses astuces, et l'accepter tel quel.