1. (

• understand

) know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means" ;

2. (

• understand ,
• realize ,
• realise ,
• see ,

) perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea" ;

3. (

• understand ,
• read ,
• interpret ,
• translate

) make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?" ;

4. (

• understand ,
• infer ,

) believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?" ;

5. (

• sympathize ,
• sympathise ,
• empathize ,
• empathise ,
• understand ,

) be understanding of; "You don't need to explain;