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understand understanding[1,noun] understanding[2,adjective]

Main Entry: un·der·stand
Pronunciation: n-dr-stand
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): under·stood /-std/; -stand·ing
1 a : to get the meaning of : COMPREHEND b : to have thorough acquaintance with <understand the arts>
2 : to have reason to believe : GATHER, INFER <I understand that they will arrive today>
3 : to take as meaning something not openly made known : INTERPRET, EXPLAIN <understand the letter to be a refusal>
4 : to have a sympathetic attitude <my cousin doesn't understand about these things>
5 : to supply in thought as if expressed <"to be married" is commonly understood after the word "engaged">
- un·der·stand·able /-stan-d-bl/ adjective
- un·der·stand·ably /-bl/ adverb

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