understand
v.
grasp the meaning of (e.g. words); comprehend (a cause, reason, motivation, etc.); deduce, infer, perceive the implications of; be thoroughly knowledgeable about; accept as true
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understand
Verb
1. know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"
(hyponym) get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend
(derivation) understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy
2. 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"
(synonym) realize, realise, see
(hyponym) perceive
(verb-group) visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image
(derivation) understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy
3. make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"
(synonym) read, interpret, translate
4. believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?"
(synonym) infer
(hypernym) believe
5. be understanding of; "You don't need to explain--I understand!"
(synonym) sympathize, sympathise, empathize, empathise
(derivation) sympathy, understanding
Understand
(v. t.)
To stand under; to support.
(v. t.)
To recognize or hold as being or signifying; to suppose to mean; to interpret; to explain.
(v. t.)
To mean without expressing; to imply tacitly; to take for granted; to assume.
(v. t.)
To have just and adequate ideas of; to apprehended the meaning or intention of; to have knowledge of; to comprehend; to know; as, to understand a problem in Euclid; to understand a proposition or a declaration; the court understands the advocate or his argument; to understand the sacred oracles; to understand a nod or a wink.
(v. t.)
To be apprised, or have information, of; to learn; to be informed of; to hear; as, I understand that Congress has passed the bill.
(v. i.)
To have the use of the intellectual faculties; to be an intelligent being.
(v. i.)
To be informed; to have or receive knowledge.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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一窍不通
yi2 qiao4 bu4 tong1
A locked orifice.
To know nothing about something.
了如指掌
liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3
To understand at the tip of your finger.
To know something like the back of one's hand.
半瓶子醋
ban4 ping2 zi3 cu4
Half a bottle of vinegar.
Referring to a person that has a superficial knowledge of something. Compare with 囫囵吞枣 (hu2 lun2 tun1 zao3) and 华而不实 (hua2 er2 bu4 shi2).
取而代之
qu3 er2 dai4 zhi1
Taking another person's place.
Stepping into another person's shoes. Compare with 穿小鞋 (chuan1 xiao3 xie2) and 推己及人 (tui1 ji3 ji2 ren2).
囫囵吞枣
hu2 lun2 tun1 zao3
Swallow a date without chewing.
Said of someone who does not have a deeper understanding of his knowledge, but has just learned it vaguely. Reading without thinking. Learning without understanding. Compare with 半瓶子醋 (ban4 ping2 zi3 cu4), 知其然,不知其所以然 (zhi1 qi2 ran2, bu4 zhi1 qi2 suo3 yi3 ran2) and 华而不实 (hua2 er2 bu4 shi2).
推己及人
tui1 ji3 ji2 ren2
One who is put in the position of another.
To imagine oneself in another man's position and understanding him. Compare with 取而代之 (qu3 er2 dai4 zhi1) and 穿小鞋 (chuan1 xiao3 xie2).
知其然,不知其所以然
zhi1 qi2 ran2, bu4 zhi1 qi2 suo3 yi3 ran2
Knowing how but not why.
Said of a person who has only limited or half-baked knowledge of something. Compare with 囫囵吞枣 (hu2 lun2 tun1 zao3).
穿小鞋
chuan1 xiao3 xie2
Wearing small shoes.
To understand someone else's situation. To walk in someone else's shoes. Compare with 取而代之 (qu3 er2 dai4 zhi1) and 推己及人 (tui1 ji3 ji2 ren2).
耳聪目明
er3 cong1 mu4 ming2
Sharp hearing and clear vision.
To have a clear understanding (of a situation).
至死不悟
zhi4 si3 bu2 wu4
Unable to understand until death.
Describing a person who is incorrigibly stubborn.
郢书燕说
ying3 shu1 yan4 shuo1
Yan's interpretation of a Ying letter.
Referring to a misinterpretation (for better or for worse) of an original that one hasn't really understood.