Definition of understand

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Understand (v. t.) To recognize or hold as being or signifying; to suppose to mean; to interpret; to explain.

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Explainable :: Explainable (a.) Capable of being explained or made plain to the understanding; capable of being interpreted.
Apprehend :: Apprehend (v. t.) To take hold of with the understanding, that is, to conceive in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand; to recognize; to consider..
Intellect :: Intellect (n.) The part or faculty of the human soul by which it knows, as distinguished from the power to feel and to will; sometimes, the capacity for higher forms of knowledge, as distinguished from the power to perceive objects in their relations; the power to judge and comprehend; the thinking faculty; the understanding..
Indefinitude :: Indefinitude (n.) Indefiniteness; vagueness; also, number or quantity not limited by our understanding, though yet finite..
Silly :: Silly (n.) Proceeding from want of understanding or common judgment; characterized by weakness or folly; unwise; absurd; stupid; as, silly conduct; a silly question..
Read :: Read (v. t.) To discover or understand by characters, marks, features, etc.; to learn by observation..
Understandingly :: Understandingly (adv.) In an understanding manner; intelligibly; with full knowledge or comprehension; intelligently; as, to vote upon a question understandingly; to act or judge understandingly..
Skill :: Skill (n.) Knowledge; understanding.
Comprehend :: Comprehend (v. t.) To take into the mind; to grasp with the understanding; to apprehend the meaning of; to understand.
Stupid :: Stupid (a.) Very dull; insensible; senseless; wanting in understanding; heavy; sluggish; in a state of stupor; -- said of persons.
Doter :: Doter (n.) One who dotes; a man whose understanding is enfeebled by age; a dotard.
Imbroglio :: Imbroglio (n.) A complicated and embarrassing state of things; a serious misunderstanding.
Brainsick :: Brainsick (a.) Disordered in the understanding; giddy; thoughtless.
Inwit :: Inwit (n.) Inward sense; mind; understanding; conscience.
Manifest :: Manifest (a.) Evident to the senses, esp. to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived; hence, obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden..
Explanation :: Explanation (n.) A mutual exposition of terms, meaning, or motives, with a view to adjust a misunderstanding, and reconcile differences; reconciliation; agreement; as, to come to an explanation..
Witling :: Witling (n.) A person who has little wit or understanding; a pretender to wit or smartness.
Strict :: Strict (a.) Rigidly; interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted; as, to understand words in a strict sense..
Intellective :: Intellective (a.) Pertaining to, or produced by, the intellect or understanding; intellectual..
Discern :: Discern (v. t.) To see by the eye or by the understanding; to perceive and recognize; as, to discern a difference..
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