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to understand
Godan VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. to understand
  2. 2. to comprehend
  3. 3. to become clear
  4. 4. I know!
This verb means "to understand" or "to become clear," and describes the state of something making sense to you. Unlike a similar verb meaning "to know," this one emphasizes comprehension and is often used to say you do or don't understand something.

Example sentences

Initial · simple i+1

I understand that.

Sentence 1

I still don't know what went wrong.

Sentence 2

From this photo, I was able to figure out where it was.

Sentence 3

In a dark room, you can't tell colors apart.

Sentence 4

I'm starting to understand what you're trying to say.

Sentence 5

I'm still not quite following that.