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  1. transitive verb To perceive and comprehend the nature and significance of; grasp. See Synonyms at apprehend.
  2. transitive verb To know thoroughly by close contact or long experience with: That teacher understands children.
  3. transitive verb To grasp or comprehend the meaning intended or expressed by (another): They have trouble with English, but I can understand them.
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  • For example, if used to track investments, red and green colors could be used for bad and good stocks - you can instantly understand which is which. —  Netvouz - new bookmarks
  • - I want you to understand, that is not on policies. —  The Moderate Voice
  • I do not understand, the title of the articles link to the content of the article at all. —  Andrew Kantor's Place
  • The Board needs to understand (in this case understand is an active verb) the process along the governance journey, especially the translation of big G to little g.
  • If big shots like Kudlow do not understand, that is a better chance for the average investor. —  A Dash of Insight
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English understanden, from Old English understandan : under-, under- + standan, to stand; see stā- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English understanden, understonden, onderstanden, onderstonden (preterit understod, past participle understanden, understonden, also understande, understonde, and with weak ending understanded), from Anglo-Saxon understandan, understondan (= OFries. understonda = Old High German understantan = Icelandic undirstanda, understand (cf. Dutch onderstaen, stand under, undertake), = Middle High German unterstan, German unterstehen = Danish understaa, undertake, venture, intervene, hinder, resist), from under, under, + standan, stand: see under- and stand.
 

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