Definition of understand

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Understand (v. i.) To have the use of the intellectual faculties; to be an intelligent being.

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Con :: Con (v. t.) To know; to understand; to acknowledge.
See :: See (v. t.) To perceive by mental vision; to form an idea or conception of; to note with the mind; to observe; to discern; to distinguish; to understand; to comprehend; to ascertain.
Understanding :: Understanding (n.) Specifically, the discursive faculty; the faculty of knowing by the medium or use of general conceptions or relations. In this sense it is contrasted with, and distinguished from, the reason..
Apparent :: Apparent (a.) Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.
Twig :: Twig (v. t.) To understand the meaning of; to comprehend; as, do you twig me?.
Unwit :: Unwit (n.) Want of wit or understanding; ignorance.
Cant :: Cant (n.) The use of religious phraseology without understanding or sincerity; empty, solemn speech, implying what is not felt; hypocrisy..
Intelligent :: Intelligent (a.) Endowed with the faculty of understanding or reason; as, man is an intelligent being..
Mistake :: Mistake (n.) An apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a misunderstanding; a fault in opinion or judgment; an unintentional error of conduct.
Glassite :: Glassite (n.) A member of a Scottish sect, founded in the 18th century by John Glass, a minister of the Established Church of Scotland, who taught that justifying faith is no more than a simple assent to the divine testimone passively recived by the understanding. The English and American adherents of this faith are called Sandemanians, after Robert Sandeman, the son-in-law and disciple of Glass..
Head :: Head (n.) The seat of the intellect; the brain; the understanding; the mental faculties; as, a good head, that is, a good mind; it never entered his head, it did not occur to him; of his own head, of his own thought or will..
Explicit :: Explicit (a.) Not implied merely, or conveyed by implication; distinctly stated; plain in language; open to the understanding; clear; not obscure or ambiguous; express; unequivocal; as, an explicit declaration..
Architect :: Architect (n.) A person skilled in the art of building; one who understands architecture, or makes it his occupation to form plans and designs of buildings, and to superintend the artificers employed..
Intendment :: Intendment (n.) The true meaning, understanding, or intention of a law, or of any legal instrument..
Fly :: Fly (a.) Knowing; wide awake; fully understanding another's meaning.
Explicative :: Explicative (a.) Serving to unfold or explain; tending to lay open to the understanding; explanatory.
Insense :: Insense (v. t.) To make to understand; to instruct.
Natural :: Natural (n.) One born without the usual powers of reason or understanding; an idiot.
Foolish :: Foolish (a.) Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise..
Sense :: Sense (v. t.) Perception through the intellect; apprehension; recognition; understanding; discernment; appreciation.
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