单词 | understand |
释义 | Word Frequency understand(ˌʌndəˈstænd) verbWord forms: -stands, -standing or -stood 1. (may take a clause as object) to know and comprehend the nature or meaning of I understand you I understand what you mean 2. (may take a clause as object) to realize or grasp (something) he understands your position 3. (tr; may take a clause as object) to assume, infer, or believe I understand you are thinking of marrying 4. (transitive) to know how to translate or read can you understand Spanish? 5. (tr; may take a clause as object; often passive) to accept as a condition or proviso it is understood that children must be kept quiet 6. (transitive) to be sympathetic to or compatible with we understand each other Derived forms understandable (ˌunderˈstandable) adjective understandably (ˌunderˈstandably) adverb Word origin Old English understandan; related to Old Frisian understonda, Middle High German understān step under; see under, stand |
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